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PFC Leroy Bennett “Roy” De Witt

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PFC Leroy Bennett “Roy” De Witt Veteran

Birth
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Death
2 Nov 1944 (aged 27)
Bad Orb, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Burial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
• PLOT A / ROW 32 / GRAVE 18
Memorial ID
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Private First Class DeWitt served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company 3HQ

He also served in the:
• 101st Airborne Division
• 401st Glider Infantry Regiment

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• Friday 08/28/1942
• Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York
• 32440236

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• "Stock clerk"

He was Killed In Action in:
• Belgium during World War II

He was a resident of:
• Kings County, New York

He was the son of:
Samuel Bennett DeWitt (08/11/1875 - 05/11/1949)
Martha Clarabel Bittner DeWitt (09/1885 - 02/23/1933)
*** (They were married on Thursday 03/05/1908 in Leon County, Florida) ***

He was the brother of:
Kenneth Raleigh DeWitt (08/24/1911 - 07/07/1976)
Alice Lorraine DeWitt Nikla (09/09/1915 - 11/04/2003)
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*** NOTE ***

His family surname appears to be spelled DeWitt. However, there is a space in the way his surname is spelled on the gravestone; therefore the memorial surname will remain De Witt

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Private First Class DeWitt served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company 3HQ

He also served in the:
• 101st Airborne Division
• 401st Glider Infantry Regiment

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• Friday 08/28/1942
• Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York
• 32440236

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• "Stock clerk"

He was Killed In Action in:
• Belgium during World War II

He was a resident of:
• Kings County, New York

He was the son of:
Samuel Bennett DeWitt (08/11/1875 - 05/11/1949)
Martha Clarabel Bittner DeWitt (09/1885 - 02/23/1933)
*** (They were married on Thursday 03/05/1908 in Leon County, Florida) ***

He was the brother of:
Kenneth Raleigh DeWitt (08/24/1911 - 07/07/1976)
Alice Lorraine DeWitt Nikla (09/09/1915 - 11/04/2003)
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*** NOTE ***

His family surname appears to be spelled DeWitt. However, there is a space in the way his surname is spelled on the gravestone; therefore the memorial surname will remain De Witt

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  • Maintained by: ChelseaGrinn
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56357842/leroy_bennett-de_witt: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Leroy Bennett “Roy” De Witt (27 Dec 1916–2 Nov 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56357842, citing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by ChelseaGrinn (contributor 48252805).