World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Ben D. Gatliff
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Knoxville, Tennessee
Honored By
Mr. & Mrs. Ben & Sheree Gatliff
Relationship
Nephew & Niece in law
SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINES, DECEMBER 1941. CAPTURED ON CORREGIDOR. WALKED THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH. KILLED BY FRIENDLY FIRE, 1944 WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED TO JAPAN ON JAPANESE SHIP, SUNK BY U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT.