Benjamin Franklyn McKenney
Private First Class Benjamin Franklyn McKenney
Contributed by Dawson Podlena
Mentored by Mr. Kyle Johnson
Seaman High School
2014-2015
Unit:
29th Infantry Division, 116th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company H
Branch: U.S. Army
Service Number: 17056995
Date of Birth: July 12, 1921
Entered the Military: April 8, 1944
Date of Death: June 6, 1944
Hometown: Concordia, Kansas
Place of Death: Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
Award(s): Purple Heart
Cemetery: Plot I, Row 22, Grave 18, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
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