Robert O. BENTON
Registration number34 358 279
Grade
Private
UnitHQ 1 / 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Division
82nd Airborne Division
date of death17/06/1944
Original cemeterySainte Mère Eglise n°1
Current cemeteryWillow Dale Cemetery Goldsboro Wayne County, North Carolina USA
Medals
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Campaign medal awarded for 30 consecutive days of service in Europe, Africa or the Middle East between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.
Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is awarded to any armed forces personnel injured or killed in action.
WWII Victory Medal
The decoration commemorates military service during World War II and is awarded to any member of the United States Army.
