James H Cruchon
Military
388th BG - 562nd BS
Standing Left to Right: Robert B. Leventhal (N), Paul P. Bensel (P), Phillip H. Pick (B), Glenn E. Kofoed (CP)
Kneeling Left to Right: Glinford E. Walls (LWG), Victor J. Stackniewicz (BTG), Leander A. Haschke (FE), Bonnie Skloss (WG), Kenneth R. Willis (R/O), James H. Cruchon (TG)
Lieutenant Paul Bensel and his crew of the 388th Bomb Group stand with a bomb, personally addressed to Hitler, and their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5954) nicknamed "Mister Yank II" before the Regensburg Raid, August 1943. A B-17 nicknamed "Homesick Angel" is visible in the background. Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 1487 - Paul Bensel Crew 388th BG - 562nd BS Standing Left to Right: Robert B. Leventhal (N), Paul P. Bensel (P), Phillip H. Pick (B), Glenn E. Kofoed...
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- Date: 24 July 1943
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Seattle, Washington | 10 February 1921 | |
| Seattle, WA | 16 February 1942 | 325 Summit | |
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Enlisted |
Tacoma, WA | 27 July 1942 | |
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Other 388th BG Comat Tour |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 24 July 1943 - 26 September 1943 | 16 Combat Missions |
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Died |
Kitsap County, WA |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html