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1914 - 2005 (91 years)
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Name |
FEIRMAN Benjamin |
Born |
2 Oct 1914 |
New York, New York, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
7 Dec 2005 |
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA |
Buried |
Kesher Israel Cemetery, Dauphin, Pennsylvania |
Person ID |
I2743 |
Zherdin family Tree |
Last Modified |
20 Jun 2023 |
Family 1 |
KODISH Cecelia Florence, b. 19 Mar 1913, probably Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 15 May 1998, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years) |
Married |
7 Jun 1942 |
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1] |
Last Modified |
20 Jun 2023 |
Family ID |
F350 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- J.Z and K.Z met Ben on 18 July 2003 who told the following story:-
During WWII he was sent to England on a troop ship and was stationed in England. On D+30 ( i.e. 30 days after the first Normany landings) he embarked from Southampton for France to join the invasion force. The ship moored close to the shore off Omaha Beach. They had to debark into waist high water and wade to land under fire from the Germans
Whilst in France he earned a bronze medal. General Patton was planning a major battle and the rate that the attack could progress depended upon getting supplies from Omaha beach head. Ben was a first lieutenant and his commandanding officer explained the front that was being planned including the fact that there were two roads to the front, one into the battle area and one away from it. His superior told Ben that he had until 8 a.m. the next morning to come up with a written plan to aid the attack. Ben suggested setting up a chain of 12 radio stations that could advise Paton of the progress. Paton liked the idea and told Ben's boss to impliment the plan. The battle was in two days and they discovered that they could not find any radio operators. Ben set up a school and taught them in two days - no code, plain English. Ben though the battle was St Lo.
- On 1920 US Census Ben lived in Kings, New York
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