Name:
Jesse L. Bentley
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
38070560
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-06
State:
Arizona
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
D
Row:
14
Grave:
13
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Jesse L. Bentley was born in 1918, in Arkansas. He was the son of Carlie S. Bentley and Amanda Doolin Bentley.
Jesse served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 6, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. PFC Bentley is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.