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Benjamin Lee Waggoner

Culinary Specialist Third Class, Navy

December 31, 1931 to April 2, 1999

  • Navy
  • 1931 to 1999
  • Korea
  • Washington

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Branch
Navy
Rank
Culinary Specialist Third Class
Wars
Korea
Born
December 31, 1931
Died
April 2, 1999

Resting place

Tahoma National Cemetery

Kent, Washington

Section 99, Site 82

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Record and sources

  • Nationwide Gravesite Locator

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration

    Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 6553363, last updated by the VA April 28, 1999.

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