World War II Honoree

Lee Hamilton Benson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Groton, Connecticut

Honored By

The Benson Family

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; ARMED GUARD CENTER NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; ARMED GUARD CENTER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK; RECEIVING STATION NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; ARMED GUARD CENTER PACIFIC TREASURE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA; NAVAL AIR STATION ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA; SS BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AND SS WARRIOR. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.