James William Benson
Private First Class, Army
Born: August 23, 1922
Hometown: Staunton, VA
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: November 17, 1944
Hometown: Staunton, VA
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: November 17, 1944
Served with the 464th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 17th Airborne Division. Prisoner of War. Another POW reported that he was shot while trying to escape.
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