World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Stanley Graves Benner
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Boston, Massachusetts
Honored By
John Peterson
FOR HIS CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY AND INTREPIDITY IN COMMAND OF HIS PLATOON, HE WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, POSTHUMOUSLY. IN 1944, THE DESTROYER USS BENNER DD-807 WAS NAMED IN HIS HONOR.