Rank/Rate	Ensign
Service Number	O-356171
Birth Date	August 6, 1922
From	Greenwood, Florida
Decorations	Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Loss Date	April 18, 1944
Location	Off Iwo Jima
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air attack
Remarks	Some sources list Ben's birth date as August 5, 1922.  Ben's brother Bill, SGT, USA, was killed in Germany by an enemy sniper.

Photo and information courtesy of Florida Neel McMillan.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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