Date of birth: 18 May 1925
Date of death: 12 May 1944

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Burial Information

Section 09 (Click Here for Section Map)
Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Plot: 0420-01
Status: Occupied

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Veteran Information

Branch: US ARMY - 350 Inf 88 Inf Div
Rank: PVT - Private
War/Campaign: WORLD WAR II
KIA Date: 12 May 1944
KIA Location: Anzio Beachhead in Italy
KIA Campaign: World War II - Italy

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Notes

Lexington Boy Is Killed
In Action In Italy

Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Lehman received a wire Sunday, May 28 from the War Department stating that their son, Pvt. Benford Lehman had been killed in action at Anzio Beachhead in Italy on May 12.

Benford had been in service since September, 1943, receiving his basic training at Ft. McLellan, Alabama. He was eighteen years old, and would have been nineteen the 18th of June.

Survivors are his parents, three sisters, Katherine, Jewell, and Margaret, and two brothers, Watson and Tony.

Deepest sympathy is extended the family in their sad bereavement.

Family Members

Parents
Titus Brunice Lehman
1899–1966

Bessie Trummell Lehman
1904–2001

Siblings
Otis Watson Lehman
1927–1982

Evelyn Jewell Lehman Blackwell
1929–2021

Agnes Katherine Lehman Russell
1922-2004

Margaret Lehman Ranneskog
unknown

Tony Clifton Lehman

More information, family relationships, and images may be found by CLICKING HERE (external link)

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