Chester Benash '42

(b. July 19, 1916, Philadelphia, PA-d. March 30, 1943, place unknown)

Attended Woodbury High School, Woodbury, NJ

Entered Rutgers September 1939, BS, Agriculture, May 1942

Entered Service May 8, 1942, U.S. Coast Guard, Ship's Cook 2nd Class

Chester transferred to Rutgers from the Drexel Institute of Technology. He majored in Poultry and minored in Agricultural Education. While at Rutgers, he was a member of Alpha Zeta, the Poultry Science Club and participated in intramural baseball and football. Chester served as president of the Agricultural Club, the Towers Club, and the Rutgers 4-H Club. After joining the Coast Guard, he was sent to Curtis Bay, MD and later to Boston, MA to serve on the Natsex. He was scheduled to enter Officer Candidate School on January 22, 1943, but was reported missing in action on December 17, 1942. Chester was presumed dead on March 30, 1943.