BENNETT Robert Oliver

1924 - 1943  (19 years)

• Name	BENNETT Robert Oliver
  Nickname	Speed
  Born	18 Aug 1924	Fort Lee, Bergen NJ   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	After training at Fort Dix and Camp Attenbury, IN, Pfc. Robert Oliver BENNETT was assigned to the 31st. Signal Construction Battalion, US Army. Lest We Forget.
  Residence	Between 1930 and 1940	Fort Lee, Bergen NJ   [1]
  Buried	1943	North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia   [2]
  	Tablets of the Missing
  Died	27 Nov 1943	Jijel, Jijel, Algeria   [3]
  	Age: 19y
  	Died at sea when the British Transport HMT Rohna on route from Oran, Algeria to Bombay, India carrying 1988 US Army and Red Cross passengers was struck by a guided missile delivered from a German bomber. Lest We Forget.
  Person ID	I44310	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	BENNETT James Gordon,   b. 5 Mar 1894, Haverstraw, Rockland NY ,   d. 27 Jan 1987, Kitsap WA  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	WARDLE Myra Elizabeth,   b. 27 Apr 1901, Paterson, Passaic NJ ,   d. 18 May 1977, Boonton, Morris NJ  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F14684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Pfc., Robert Oliver 'Speed' BENNETT (1924-1943), 31st. Signal Construction Battalion, US Army.

  
  

  Headstones

  Wall marker for Pfc. Robert Oliver 'Speed' BENNETT (1924-1943) 31st. Signal Construction Battalion, US Army. Lest We Forget.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11962] ZZ Place Record: Fort Lee, Bergen NJ, Place Rec Id [P15585]. [S11966] ZZ Place Record: North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, Place Rec Id [P15590]. [S11965] ZZ Place Record: Jijel, Jijel, Algeria, Place Rec Id [P15589].