Norman C Benson

Military
Standing, Ross, Burkett, Grant, not known, kneeling, Susino, Garrett, Guidry, Serafin, Mead, Benson. media-41642.jpeg UPL 41642 Standing, Ross, Burkett, Grant, not known, kneeling, Susino, Garrett, Guidry, Serafin, Mied, Benson. They were shot down, Sunday March 4th, 1944 over France. My dad was sick and was replaced by an unknown crewmember.

Corrected spelling of names from MACR 2913

Object Number - UPL 41642 - Standing, Ross, Burkett, Grant, not known, kneeling, Susino, Garrett, Guidry, Serafin, Mied, Benson. They were shot down, Sunday March 4th, 1944 over...

Attacked by ME109s and crashed NW Niort, FR after the crew baled out on a mission to Mont-de-Marsan, FR on 5 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100430. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-100430

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

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Prisoner of War (POW)

5 March 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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ContributorKris B
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From my Dad's, William T. Burkett, war memorabilia. 

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ContributorKris B
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From my Dad's, William T. Burkett memorabilia.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2913 / MACR 2913, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Standing, Ross, Burkett, Grant, not known, kneeling, Susino, Garrett, Guidry, Serafin, Mead, Benson.

Object number: UPL 41642 - Standing, Ross, Burkett, Grant, not known...