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Pvt Onyx Bennett Arthur

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Pvt Onyx Bennett Arthur

Birth
Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Death
19 Jul 1943 (aged 23)
Sicilia, Italy
Burial
Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
A-1-6
Memorial ID
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Private Onyx B. Arthur was killed on 19 July 1943 in Sicily. Pvt Arthur was a soldier in the 18th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division.
He was buried in the temporary American cemetery GELA in Sicily in grave A-1-6. This cemetery was located opposite the Ponte Olivo airfield in the province of Ragusa.
After the war his remains were repatriated and buried in the Morgans Baptist Church Cemetery in Moneta, Virginia.
Private Onyx B. Arthur was killed on 19 July 1943 in Sicily. Pvt Arthur was a soldier in the 18th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Division.
He was buried in the temporary American cemetery GELA in Sicily in grave A-1-6. This cemetery was located opposite the Ponte Olivo airfield in the province of Ragusa.
After the war his remains were repatriated and buried in the Morgans Baptist Church Cemetery in Moneta, Virginia.

Bio by: Jan Bos from Nijmegen, Holland


Inscription

VIRGINIA, PVT 18 INF 1 DIV, WORLD WAR II

Gravesite Details

KIA, Invasion of Sicily, Operation Husky



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