Rank/Rate	Chief Torpedoman's Mate
Service Number	020 17 76
Birth Date	May 2, 1907
From	San Diego, California
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	October 24, 1944
Location	Aboard the Hellship Arisan Maru
Circumstances	Died when Arisan Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by USS Shark (SS-314)
Remarks	Benjamin was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

Photo courtesy of Milford Autrey, nephew.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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