Soldiers Overview Savignac, Benjamin Joseph "Ben" Date of Birth March 21, 1920 Hometown/County Maplewood/St. Louis County State Missouri Rank 1st Lieutenant ASN 0-1322269 Unit 23rd Armored Infanttry Battalion Company/Troop Company C MOS Code 0600 KIA/DOW/MIA KIA, October 18, 1944, vicinity Canal East of Deurne Last Duty Location October 18, 1944, vicinity Canal East of Deurne Awards Purple Heart Next of Kin Helena Edwina Jones Savignac (Wife) Virginia Savignac (Daughter)Frances Bernardt Savignac (Mother)Benjamin Savignac Sr. (Father) Buried at USMC Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Grave No. Plot C, Row 10, Grave 35 Adopter Photo(s) Soldier: Virginia C. LutesGrave: Werner van Osch Extra Info