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County - e.g., Haywood County (Tenn.) If no county is listed at top of card, use county of the place they entered service. If that is out of state, use the birth county.: Shelby County (Tenn.)

Name in full (Last name, First name Middle name, e.g., York, Alvin C.): Bennett, John C. Jr.

Date of birth - Year Month Day - e.g., 1895 November 2: 1895 December 4

Where born, Town (if any), and County and State - e.g., Memphis (Tenn.): Nashville (Tenn.); Davidson County (Tenn.)

Name of parents - separate with semicolons ; (Last name, First name Middle name): Bennett, John C. Sr.; Bennett, Maude J.

Place of their birth - e.g., Memphis (Tenn.): Father: Franklin (Tenn.); Mother: Nashville (Tenn.)

Name of nearest kin (Last name, First name Middle name): Bennett, Mrs. John C. Jr.

Date of entering service - Year Month Day - e.g., 1917 May 11: 1917 April

Place of entering service e.g., Memphis (Tenn.): Memphis (Tenn.)

Branch of service (Army, Navy, Marines) E.g., Infantry or Artillery is Army.: Air Service

Company: 139^th Squadron

Regiment: 2^nd Pursuit Group

Division: 1^st Army

Rank when first in service: Cadet

Date of sailing: 1917 November 14

Date of arrival in Europe: 1917 November 28

Battles: Toul Defensive, St. Mehiel Offensive, Meuse-Argonne Offensive

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