BEHEN Robert Edward Stanton^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1918 -

• Name	BEHEN Robert Edward Stanton
  Nickname	Bob
  Born	28 Sep 1918	St. Charles, St. Charles Co., MO   [6]
  	Birth certificate list middle name as Stanton
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	6 Oct 1918	St. Charles Bommomeo Church, St. Charles City, St. Charles Co., Missouri   [7]
  	Robert E. Behen baptismal certificate list middle name as Edward.
  Residence	13 Jan 1920	Balboa Canal Zone Panama   [8]
  	Child
  	The 1920 census list Ed Behen as Ed Rehen making it a bit difficult to track the family down at this point in history. The family was living in Panama while Ed was working on the canal. It is interesting to note the family was living next door to four Catholic priest.
  Emigration	20 Apr 1921	Port of New York   [9]
  	After working on the Panama Canal, Ed Behen and family returned to the U.S. on April 20th, 1921. They arrived back home on the ship "Panama", Ed listed their U.S. address as 505 Clark Street, St. Charles MO. Father Jack (Michael John) was born while the family was in Panama and Bob "fell over board" while on the ship. According to family legend he fell into a lifeboat on the side of the ship.
  Graduation	1936	Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States   [11]
  	Address: Smith-Cotton High School
  Retired	1981	Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States   [12]
  	Address: Wellers Men's Wear
  Buried		Entrance The entrance to Calvary Catholic cemetery in Sedalia, MO. The Calvary cemetery is part of a larger cemetery known as Crown Hill cemetery.
  		Headstone Robert Behen Robert Edward/Stanton Behen was the son of Ed and Leona Behen. Father to five living Behen children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren
  		Robert Behen military marker Robert Behen served as a 1st lieutenant in the 5th armored division during the second world war. He received many decorations and citations.
  Person ID	I4	Behen
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	BEHEN Edward Stanton,   b. 12 Dec 1888, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL ,   bur. 20 Feb 1959, Calvary Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	KELLY Francis Leona,   b. 15 Jul 1888, St. Louis, Missouri ,   d. 30 Jun 1952, State Hospital #3, Vernon Co., MO  (Age 63 years)
  Married	6 Sep 1915	St. Charles Bommomeo Church, St. Charles City, St. Charles Co., Missouri   [13]
  	Marriage certificate list Edward Stanton home as Ferguson and Leona Elizabeth as St. Charles.
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2017
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Robert Stanton Edward Behen Son of Edward and Leona Kelly Behen
  		Bob's sailboat Bob built this sailboat!
  		Ed Behen children Photo was taken the day of Ed Behen's funeral.
  		Frank, Bob and Jack in Panama.
  		WW II service
  		Bob Behen's football picture and team mates These are newspaper clipings of Bob and his football team mates. All the boys were members of the Smith Cotton H.S. football team, go tigers!
  		Bob's sailboat Pictured in the sailboat is Danny Weller and Dick Behen.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Birth Certificate-Robert Stanton Behen, 49938 (Reliability: 3). September 28, 1918 [S10] Social Securtiy Death Index-Robert E. Behen (Reliability: 3). Born: 28 September 1918 Death25 September 1998 [S11] U.S. Veterans Cemeteries (Reliability: 2). Robert E. Behen 1st Lt. U.S. Army WW II [S12] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records (Reliability: 2). Gives vitals and enlistment details [S21] Military Record and Report of Separation--Discharge papers, Discharge papers (Reliability: 3). Honorably discharged from 47th AFA Bn, 5th Armored Divison--December 18, 1945 Rank: 1st Lt. Military occupation: Communications Officer Battles and Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Decorations: European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Campaing Ribbon with five bronze stars and American Defense Service Ribbon. Enlisted from November 25 1940 to January 31 1946 *see document for further detail [S1] Birth Certificate-Robert Stanton Behen. [S83] Baptism-St. Charles Borromeo, St. Charles, MO-Robert E. Behen (Reliability: 3). [S22] 1920 Balboa, Panama Canal Zone-Edward S. Rehen, Roll: T625_2042; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 32. (Reliability: 3). Living in Panama [S23] Ship manifest (S.S. Panama), Ship manifest (Reliability: 3). Family returned to the United States on the S.S. Panama from Christobal Canal Zone, Panama on April 20, 1921. Edward S. Behen (father) had been working on the Panama Canal as an machinest/engineer. [S171] Military Papers-Robert E Behen, Military discharge and service records. [S170] Obituary-Robert E Behen, Obituary; 26 September 1998. [S170] Obituary-Robert E Behen, Obituary-Robert E Behen. [S5] Marriage Certificate-Leona and Edward Behen (Reliability: 3).