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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Benjamin E. Ballou

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

East St. Louis, Illinois

Honored By

Ms. Rita Ballou Wilhelm

Relationship

Sister

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Served with Service Company, 413rd Infantry, 104th Division; in the European Theater of Operations from 8/27/44 to 7/3/45. Took basic training at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Georgia. Spent 7 months in the Army Specialized Training Program at Syracuse University, New York and The University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois; then Camp Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado. 3 Battle Stars and the Combat Infantryman Badge.