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Written by Nathaniel Benjamin, Jr.
Washington, District of Columbia
Born December 25, 1930
Private, U.S. Army
Service Number 52192924
Non-hostile Death
Died July 30, 1953 in Korea
Private Benjamin was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Engineer Construction Group, U.S. Army.
On July 30, 1953, he drowned while swimming in the Imjin River, Korea.
Private Benjamin was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
BENJAMIN, NATHANIEL JR
Private United States Army
DATE OF BIRTH: 12/25/1930
DATE OF DEATH: 07/30/1953
BURIED AT: SECTION 12 SITE 6978
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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