James Austin Benton

1948 - 1967  (19 years)

• Name	James Austin Benton
  Born	19 Feb 1948	Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Apr 1967	Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I8093	Soddy-Daisy-Roots
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	John Ross Benton,   b. 17 Aug 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Oct 1989, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary Ellen London,   b. 7 Mar 1923, Hamilton County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jun 2012, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee  (Age 89 years)
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S146] Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998, (www.ancestry.com). Name: James Austin Benton Birth Date: 19 Feb 1948 Death Date: 27 Apr 1967 Gender: Male Age: 19 Race: Caucasian (White) Home City: Daisy Home State: Tennessee Religion: Protestant- No Denominational Preference Marital Status: Single (Spouse Not Listed) SSN/Service #: 2260604 Citizen Status: U.S. Death Date: 27 Apr 1967 Processed Date: Apr 1967 Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) Casualty Type: Non-Hostile - Died of Other Causes Casualty Reason: Aircraft Loss/Crash at Sea Casualty Air: Helicopter Air Casualty - Non-Aircrew Body Status: Body Not Recovered Service Branch: United States Marine Corps Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG) Military Grade: Lance Corporal Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) Length of Service : 00 Service Occupation: Combat Engineer (USMC) Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File [S241] The Virtual Wall, (www.virtualwall.org). Rank: LCPL/USMC Unit: 2ND PLT, A CO, 3RD ENG BN, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF Place of Death: Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam LCPL Benton, died in a Helicopter Crash of non-hostile causes.