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DeWitt
S.
Benton
, Jr.

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Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Quartermaster Second Class

    Division:

    U.S.S. LCT 125

    Action Date:

    September 9, 1943
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 339 (June 1945) & 341 (August 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Quartermaster Second Class DeWitt S. Benton, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct aboard the U.S.S. LCT 125 during the invasion of Salerno on 9 September 1943.