Name:
Ben Teeter Ragan
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
38433849
Unit:
119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-30
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France
Plot:
B
Row:
42
Grave:
15
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Ben Teeter Ragan was born on April 20, 1915, in Thelma, Texas. He was the son of Robert Mae Ragan and Henrietta Milligan Ragan. He was married to Mary Kathleen Staats.
Ben served in the 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 30, 1944, during the liberation of Vexin, France, and is now buried in the Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France.