Edward H. Benson Jr.

World War II
Service #13118798
Unit1562nd Army Air Force Base Unit
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Entered Service From Virginia
Date of DeathJuly 22 1945
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Walls of the Missing
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Notes

Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Private First Class Edward H. Benson Jr. were accounted for on January 31, 2022. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Walls of the Missing” at the Manila American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.