World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Rufus R. Benton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Woodward, Oklahoma
Honored By
Maxine Chastain
HE WAS STATIONED IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA IN JUNE 1942. WAS IN THE BATTLE OF BUNA ON MAY 1943. ALSO WAS IN PAPUA CAMPAIGN IN OCTOBER 1943. WAS MADE A CORPORAL AUGUST 1944.