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Benjamin
Easton
Thurston
1903-09-13

–

1999-04-14

Born:

Minneapolis

, 

Minnesota

Home:

Minneapolis

, 

Minnesota

Buried: 

Kent

, 

Washington

Cemetery:

Tahoma National Cemetery

Benjamin Thurston graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1926. He retired in 1955 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    376th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    94th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 94th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 144 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Benjamin Easton Thurston, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 3d Battalion, 376th Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Thurston, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.