Ben Wright Winks was born Oct. 25, 1917 to Leo P. and Mary Wright Winks. He died June 6, 1944 and is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.
Lt. Winks served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. He was KIA over France and was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
