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George Benjamin, Jr., (April 24, 1919–December 22, 1944) was a United States Army soldier and a posthumous recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Philippines campaign of World War II. ==Biography== Benjamin was born in Philadelphia, and later moved to New Jersey. After graduating from Woodbury High School in Woodbury, New Jersey, he joined the Army from nearby Carneys Point〔〔 in August 1943.〔(desc&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=3451663&rlst=3451663,5996752,5581116,3572922,3655458,2798335,3657431,3658374,5475257,1042372 WWII Army Enlistment Records )〕 By December 21, 1944, Benjamin was serving in the Philippines as a private first class with Company A of the 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division. On that day, he was severely wounded while leading an assault against a strongly defended Japanese position on the island of Leyte. After being evacuated to an aid station, he conveyed valuable information regarding the disposition of the Japanese emplacement to his superiors.〔 He died of his wounds the next day.〔 For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor six months later, on June 28, 1945.〔 He is one of only two Medal of Honor recipients from Gloucester County, New Jersey.〔 Aged 25 at his death, Benjamin was buried at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.〔 On July 4, 1995 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, a memorial was erected in Woodbury, New Jersey, Benjamin's home town. It was also during this date that the George Benjamin Jr. Memorial 5K was inaugurated. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Benjamin, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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