PVT August Bender

1920 - 1941  (21 years)

• Name	August Bender
  Prefix	PVT
  Born	10 Jan 1920	Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Dec 1941	Calumpit, Bulacan, Pilipinas
  Buried	Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Taguig, Metro Manila, Pilipinas   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I270517	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Jacob Bender,   b. 13 Nov 1879, Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 14 Jun 1966, Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Emelia Pfeifle,   b. 3 Jun 1883, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 1945, Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	20 Dec 1904	Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F93540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). PVT August Bender Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: Jan. 10, 1920 Yankton County South Dakota, USA Death: Dec. 26, 1941, Philippines August Bender was a Minnesota National Guardsman called to federal service as a member of A Company, 194th Tank Battalion. He fought on Bataan and was killed in action while his tank was holding a bridge at Calumpit. He was surrounded by the Japanese and machine gunned to death. Family links: Parents: Jacob Bender (1879 - 1966) Mary Emelia Pfeifle Bender (1883 - 1945) Siblings: Albert J Bender (1906 - 1981)* Edmond E Bender (1908 - 1977)* William Bender (1911 - 2000)* Richard Bender (1912 - 1994)* Olga Katherine Bender Wolvert (1915 - 1992)* Mada Christine Bender Tautges (1917 - 1982)* August Bender (1920 - 1941) Mary Ann Bender Carroll (1921 - 2007)* *Calculated relationship Note: Entered the service from Minnesota. Burial: Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila Metro Manila National Capital Region, Philippines Maintained by: JimO Originally Created by: CWGC/ABMC Record added: Aug 05, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 55904173 [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: PVT August Bender (I270517) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I270517&tree=Suedpfalz Description: Died: Calumpit, Bulacan, Pilipinas Buried: Manila American Cemetery & Memorial, Taguig, Metro Manila, Pilipinas Private Bender is here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55904173 NB: Private Bender isn't actually buried here, but memorialized on the 'Tablets of the Missing'. Details: Private Bender was a Minnesota National Guardsman called to federal service as a member of A Company, 194th Tank Battalion. He fought on Bataan and was killed in action while his tank was holding a bridge at Calumpit. He was surrounded by the Japanese and machine gunned to death. His remains were not recovered. While there is little of Fort Bonifacio remaining after the Philippine military has sold it off to private enterprise, the American Battle Monuments Commission (abmc.gov)whom operates this cemetery, sez this cemetery is located off McKinley Pkwy on McKinley Rd in the City of Taguig. Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA