Merrill Manning Benson
Graduating
Class of 1919
Served in
World War I
Private
Merrill Manning Benson
Army
Hometown
Sterling, IL
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Unknown
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Unknown
More About Private Benson
Benson joined the service with the Reserve Mallet (a group that drove ambulances and chauffeured trucks carrying military supplies and personnel to the front) and the U.S. Transport Corps in October, 1917. He served over most of the Western front.