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Private Benton E Kelley

Name Benton E Kelley
Rank Private
Army Serial # 38599189
State Arkansas
Date of death 1944-07-27
Plot, Row, Grave G, 14, 38
Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Google Maps
Role MOS 745 Rifleman
Unit I Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Remarks Private Kelley was a member of I Company. The morning report for July 19, 1944 on page 31 lists him joining the unit from the 86th Replacement Battalion on July 18, 1944. The morning report for August 14, 1944 on page 16 list him as missing in action as of July 26, 1944. Page 17, for August 15, 1944, lists him as killed in action on July 27, 1944. The pages can be seen below.
Documents - Morning report July 19, 1944, I Company, 330th IR, page 31
- Morning report August 14, 1944, I Company, 330th IR, page 16
- Morning report August 15, 1944, I Company, 330th IR, page 17
Grave Soldier
Benton E Kelley (38599189) Benton E Kelley (38599189)


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