World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Benjamin Franklin Banta III
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oswego, New York
Honored By
The Banta Family
Relationship
Children
SERVED WITH THE U.S. ARMY 28TH INFANTRY, KNOWN AS THE 'BLOODY BUCKET DIVISION' FROM 1942 TO 1945 IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. FOUGHT FROM OMAHA BEACH THROUGH PARIS, FRANCE, BELGIUM, AACHEN AND THE HUERTGEN FOREST, GERMANY. WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. RECIPIENT OF 5 BATTLE STARS AND THE PURPLE HEART.