World War II Memorial, a War Memorial

World War II Memorial, a War Memorial (HM2GPL)

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N 37° 25.739', W 77° 26.727'

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Bensley's sons who lost their lives in defense of our country

US Navy Fighter Pilot
Ens. T.W. (Billy) Dunkelberger
Feb 1944

US Navy Fighter Pilot
LTjg R.B. (Bruce) Graham
Mar 1945

US Army Infantryman
Pfc J.A. (Joe) Schaffer
Apr 1945

US Army Air Corps B-17 Crewman
Sgt W.B. (Whit) Stephens
Mar 1945

The citizens of Bensley and the USA are humbly grateful to these young men for their sacrifice


Theodore Wellington Dunkelberger, Jr.
May 30, 1920 - February 19, 1944

Robert Bruce Graham
July 2, 1923 - March 31, 1945

Joseph Alonzo Schaffer
January 25, 1924 - March 8, 1945

Whitaker Barte Stephens
December 6, 1924 - March 18, 1945

This Monument was designed
in memory of his friends
by fellow veteran
William T. "Billy" Stubbs
in 1996
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Date Added Saturday, May 11th, 2019 at 5:04pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 283624 N 4145270
Decimal Degrees37.42898333, -77.44545000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 25.739', W 77° 26.727'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 25' 44.34" N, 77° 26' 43.62" W
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