Lt. John Benjamin “Benny” FOLSOM, Jr.

1921 - 1944  (22 years)

• Name	John Benjamin “Benny” FOLSOM  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Lt.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	25 Dec 1921
  Gender	Male
  MILI	Lt., USAAF, Pilot B-17 Flying Fortress, 8th AF  [2]
  _UID	F1E55869AF7643939F90A555F997CF637DC8
  Death	6 Aug 1944	he gave his life for freedom in World War II   [1]
  Burial	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [2, 4]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I138371	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Benjamin “Benny” FOLSOM, Sr.,   b. 5 Mar 1893, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 23 Jan 1965, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Elizabeth HUNT,   b. 6 Jan 1898, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina d. 22 Jun 1992, at her home, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	17 Feb 1921	Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina   [5]
  _UID	F439B7CC1A864F2AA5ED9F8A3710D0E37E1D
  _UID	F439B7CC1A864F2AA5ED9F8A3710D0E37E1D
  Family ID	F77699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3995] Gertrude H. Folsom. [S8000] Ken Schmidt, Bobby Thigpen & Bobby Hallpage, (Quality Printers, Inc. of Manning, South Carolina 4 West Keitt Street Manning, South Carolina 29102), page 402. [S19225] Andrina S. Womack , Proposed Change: Estelle Folsom. [S32774] Gertrude Folsom Marshall Keith. [S17610] .