Barney Cain Bennett was born on 23 August 1918
He enlisted on 8 July 1944 at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia and served with the 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, Company K
He died on 17 February 1945 in Belgium
Parents Mallie and Lillie Arnett Bennett
Married Rosa Whitehead, Apr 24,1941, Carter Co, TN
Children Carl and Juanita
The Elizabethton Star, September 9, 1948
Mr. and Mrs. Malley Bennett of Route , Hampton, have been notified that the body of their son, Private Barney C. Bennett, will arrive in Johnson City Friday. Private Bennett is survived by his parents; five brothers, Grant, Martin and Clinton, all of the home; Darius of route 2, Elizabethton and Clarede of Shell Creek; two sisters, Mrs. Jane Whitehead of Elizabethton and Miss Myrtle Bennett of the home; a son, Carl Bennett and a daughter, Juanita Bennett both of Roan Mountain.
Resided Hampton, Carter Co., TN
Buried Bennett Cemetery, Dennis Cove, Carter Co, Hampton, TN
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 23 August 1918
- Date of death: 17 February 1945
- County: Carter
- Hometown: Hampton
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Burial/Memorial Location: Bennett Cemetery, Hampton, Carter County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VII, Middle Panel
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