Edward Clyde Benfold

Military Person

1931 – 1952

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Who was Edward Clyde Benfold?

Edward Clyde Benfold was a United States Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class who was killed in action while assigned to the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award for valor, for his heroic action on September 5, 1952.

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Born
Jan 15, 1931
Staten Island
Profession
Died
Sep 5, 1952
Korean Peninsula
Resting place
Beverly National Cemetery

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on July 23, 2013

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