World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Vernon Adair Benson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Granite Quarry, North Carolina
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE ENTERED THE ARMY IN OCTOBER 1940 AND WAS WITH COMPANY L, 10TH INFANTRY, 5TH DIVISION. HE FOUGHT IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945.