Records for William O Bennett (35449046) - 83rd Infantry Division Documents

Name	Bennett, William O
Rank	Private
Army Serial #	35449046
State	Ohio
Date of death	1944-07-20
Plot, Row, Grave	B, 18, 1
Cemetery	Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France , Google Maps
Role	MOS 745 Rifleman
Unit	A Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards

Additional information
Private Bennet was a member of A Company. The morning report for June 9, 1944, shows Sgt Bennet demoted to Private per June 7, 1944 while the unit was still in Tarporley, Chesire, UK. The morning report for August 1, 1944 on page 4 lists him as missing in action as of the 20th of July 1944. The pages can be seen below.

Morning reports
1944-06-09	SGT	Rank reduced to Private as of June 9, 1944		A / 331	view page
1944-08-01	PVT	Missing in action as of July 20, 1944	745	A / 331	view page
1945-03-01	PVT	Killed in action on July 20, 1944, which corrects MR of August 1, 1944	745	A / 331	view page

General Orders
GO #	Rank	Award	Page
331 / 1943 / #17	CPL	Good Conduct Medal awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity.	view page
331 / 1944 / #9	SGT	Combat Infantry Badge awarded for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy in France.	view page