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D-Day Vet and Bronze Star Winner Recovering at U S Army Hospital
Staff Sergeant Fred M. Benton of Littleton North Carolina a D Day Normandy veteran and Bronze Star recipient is recovering at a U S Army general hospital after being wounded by mortar fire near Prum Germany Benton described heavy mortar and artillery fire during an attack on Siegfried Line his unit later earned a Presidential Citation and Benton received the Purple Heart He entered the Army in May 1941 and served with his brother Sgt Billy Benton in the Air Force wedding notices follow in Weldon and Roanoke Rapids as Helen Corinne Collins wed Tech Sergeant Raymond Carlton King both from North Carolina leading to a Florida home as newlyweds
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55Th General Hospital
England
Fred M. Benton
Littleton
N. C
Normandy
Prum
Germany
United States Army General Hospital
Siegfried Line
Benton
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Clarence Mandelkorn
Philadelphia
Sgt. Benton
Army
Camp Wheeler
Sgt
Billy Benton
Army Air Force
Newton J. Shepherd
Traumerer
Schubert
Charles R. Daniel
Margie Collins
Raleigh
Bernice Collins
Hadh
David Dickens
Weldon
Thornton Wilson
Roanoke Rapids
J. B. Hubbard
Norfolk
Mabel Howell
Helen Harrington
Ellen Edwards
P. B. Merchant
R. T. Daniel
Geraldine K. Harris
Whitley Draper
Frank Howard