Travis, Ben Hooper

Headstone of Ben H Travis.

NPS Photo/B.Hayes

Quick Facts

Significance:

704th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 4th Armored Division

Place of Birth:

Tennessee

Date of Birth:

March 3, 1911

Place of Death:

France

Date of Death:

September 19, 1944

Place of Burial:

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Cemetery Name:

Stones River National Cemetery

Ben Hooper Travis was born on March 3, 1911, in Tennessee. He served his country during World War II as a Private First Class in the 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion of the 4th Armored Division.

In September 1944, Travis and his unit were part of the liberation of Arracourt, France, during the intense Battle of Arracourt. Between September 18 and 19, the battalion faced heavy German resistance. During the fighting, an artillery shell struck Travis’s leg, and he passed away on September 19, 1944, likely as a result of this injury.

Ben Hooper Travis is buried at Stones River National Cemetery in plot P-6293. His service and sacrifice are remembered as part of the courageous effort to free Europe from tyranny during World War II.