Database 83rd Infantry Division

Benjamin F Forgach (O-1317001)

Name Forgach, Benjamin F
Rank First Lieutenant
Army Serial # O-1317001
State Pennsylvania
Date of death 1944-08-06
Plot, Row, Grave K, 9, 21
Cemetery Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France , Google Maps
Role MOS 1542 Infantry Unit Commander, Platoon Leader
Unit A Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Additional information
First Lieutenant Albert Forgach was a member of A Company. The morning report for August 2, 1944 on page 5 lists him joining the unit from the 41st Replacement Battalion July 29, 1944. Page 9, for August 6, 1944, lists him as Killed in Action. The pages can be seen below.
Morning reports
1944-08-02 1LT Assigned and joined from 41st Replacement Battalion as of July 29, 1944 1542 A / 330 view page
1944-08-06 1LT Killed in action on August 6, 1944 1542 A / 330 view page
Various documents
Description Page
Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as killed in action as a First Lieutenant in 330. 1