WWII
Edgar Hill Bennett
Rate / Rank
Corporal
Birthdate
April 1 1923
Date of Death
April 27 2013
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
June 20 1943 - January 29 1946
Conflicts & Campaigns
- European Theater of Operations
- England 459th Ordnance Evacuation Company, Tanks and ammunition delivered to England was unloaded and transported to a large supply depot where they were serviced and prepared for the invasion. They were delivered to the ports and issued to proper combat invasion units. Ed left England in 1945 and and the unit proceeded to France where they served in the invasion route.
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia. Basic Training; Camp Santa Anita, California.
- 459th Ordnance Evacuation Company (England - France)
- Discharged: Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Decorations & Citations
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
- American Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
Notes
US Army service number 34-685-133. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Before entering the service he was employed by the Western Auto Associate Store in Cairo. Attended Cairo High School. Brother of Boatswain Mate Third Class Wayne Rufus Bennett US Navy, Private Wiley Thomas Bennett US Army and SPC E-3 Johnson Blair Bennett US Army. Manager of Dollar Barber Shop, Cairo, Georgia until retired. Burial; Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.