Thomas Alexander Benton

Plot Number: Sec CC1, Row A, Site 64

Born: April 27, 1926, in Higginsville, MO

War Served: World War II

Rank: Private First Class 

Branch: Army 

Died: February 2, 2019, in Kansas City, MO

Notes: African American, served in the military for 1 year, worked for the US Postal Service for 37 years, received the Thomas Brown Foundation's Octogenarian award