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Guffey, Bennie L.

Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
Company C, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
For action performed on 13 October 1943, in the assault on the enemy side of the Volturno River near Vaccheria/Province of Caserta, Campania region, Italy.


Headquarters, Fifth U.S. Army, General Orders No. 48 (24 March 1944).
Citation unavailable.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Sources

  • - White, N.W., From Fedala to Berchtesgaden – A History of the Seventh United States Infantry in World War II, Keystone Print Inc., Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, 1947
    - Taggart, D.G., History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1987
    - Homeofheroes.com

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