Wirtz Benjamin Harold

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Benjamin Harold Wirtz is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Ranger Fallen Plaque - Pointe du Hoc

Name:

Benjamin Harold Wirtz

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

35434827

Unit:

2nd Ranger Battalion

Date of Death:

1944-06-06

State:

West Virginia

Cemetery:

Athens Cemetery, Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA

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Benjamin Harold Wirtz was born on August 17, 1917, in Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia. He was the son of Ben and Florence (nee Barber) Wirtz.

Benjamin had two years of high school, had a civil occupation as a semiskilled miner and mining machine operator, and was separated without dependents upon enlistment.

Benjamin entered military service in Huntington, West Virginia, on July 3, 1942. He served in Company D, 2nd Ranger Battalion, as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 6, 1944, at the age of 26, at Pointe du Hoc, during the American assault on Omaha and Utah beaches in France. He has a cenotaph located in the Athens Cemetery, Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA.