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personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead
virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission
part-i-personal-data
first-name: Benjamin
middle-name: Franklin
last-name: White
suffix: Jr
home-address: Broadway Va. RFD#1
county: Rockingham
birthplace: New Market
date-of-birth: 1923-07-23
race: White
sex: Male
height-ft: 5
height-ins: 11
weight-lbs: 175
marital-status: Single
wife-maiden-name-or-husband
first-name:
middle-name:
last-name:
suffix:
place-of-marriage:
date-of-marriage:
children-1:
date-of-birth-1:
children-2:
date-of-birth-2:
children-3:
date-of-birth-3:
children-4:
date-of-birth-4:
education
elementary-years: 7
high-school-years: 4
college-years: 0
other:
degrees:
occupation: Farmer
religious-affiliation: Luthern
citizen-of-what-nation: American
father-s-name
first-name: Benjamin
middle-name: F.
last-name: White
suffix:
mother-s-maiden-name
first-name: Frances
middle-name:
last-name: Zirkle
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part-ii-military-record
means-of-entry: Enlisted
date-of-entry: 1942-05-13
place-of-entry: Harrisonburg, Virginia
rank-at-entry: Private
first-served: Marines
branch-of-service: Navy
service-number: Third Marines
previous-military-education-training-and-service: None
trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states
camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Camp....Paris Island, S.C. May 13, 1942. for 7 weeks New River, N.C.
promoted
from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: Private....Private First Class
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information-about-overseas-service: Have none
citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: Purple Heart
circumstances-of-death: Killed in Action
area-of-place-of-death: Guam
date-of-death: 1944-07-23
any-other-details-known: Killed instantly by sniper
photograph: No
next-of-kin
prefix:
first-name: Benjamin
middle-name: Franklin
last-name: White
suffix:
address: Tappahannock, Virginia
relationship: father
people-supplying-this-information
prefix: Mrs
first-name: [Catesley ?]
middle-name:
last-name: Ware
suffix:
address: [Drunsiville ?]
people-submitting-this-information
prefix:
first-name:
middle-name:
last-name:
suffix:
address:
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page-4: My son did not live with me at the time he enlisted in the Marines. Some time prior to May 13th at which time he was inducted. When I left New Market to go to Baltimore, he did not want to go to the city therefore, he went to live with his Grandfather and went to high school from there. He graduated from the Broadway High School in June of 1941. I have no way of knowing the exact length of time he was stationed at either Paris Island, S.C. or New River, N.C. although this information can be [sucred?] from the Navy Department. All the circumstances we have been able to get leading up to his death were from one his buddies who came to our house to spend the week end after he had returned to the States. This information I would also think would be furnished by the Navy Department. We will be glad to furnish you with a photograph if you so desire.
