🇺🇲 Vietnam War Stories: Honoring the Service of Hector Ramon Benson of Washington
Marine Private First Class Hector Ramon Benson, 19 years old from Brush Prairie, Washington, waits to move out with I Company, 3d Battalion, 26th Marines [I/3/26], 1st Marine Division on an operation near Da Nang. Thank you for visiting the Vietnam War Stories Memorial page (official USMC photo by Private First Class R. B. Sanville)
After the war Hector returned to his home and family in Battle Ground Washington where he worked as a lineman for the US West telephone company. Hector was also an avid sportsman as he coached both baseball and softball for over 25 years.
US Marine Corps Private First Class Hector Ramon Benson passed away on April 28, 1999 at the age of 50 years old. He lies in rest at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland Oregon. Lest We Forget.
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Original description and photo sourced from the Jonathan F. Abel Collection (COLL/3611) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division
