James Robert Bennett

Military

Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4252480. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

John Thomas Fouts

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-122287
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-52580

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Our Honey
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Stalag X-C

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Offlag X-B

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Winnsboro, South Carolina, USA 19 September 1921

Enlisted

Shaw AFB, SC 29152, USA 7 November 1942

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, UK 22 March 1944 - 8 April 1944 Shot down on his 4th mission

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Hanover, Germany 10 April 1944 - 8 June 1945 Stalag 10C

Died

Winnsboro, SC 29180, USA 20 August 1978

Revisions

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Contributor466thHistorian
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Sources

466th BG Historian

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
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https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=466&mtch=7&cat=all&tf…
https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=James+R_Bennett&event=_Winnsboro-…

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3842 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database