World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Benedict
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Charlestown, Maryland
Honored By
Mrs. Rose Benedict
Relationship
Wife
Served from January 1943 to January 1946. Trained with the 819th Tank Destroyer Battalion in Mojave Desert and Hawaii. Served with the Army Ground Forces X Army in Ryukyus Campaign. On the Le Shima off coast of Okinawa when the war ended.