John M Bennett Jr

Military

SS/ DFC/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster

John Bennett learned to fly with the Texas National Guard and his squadron was ordered to active duty about a year before Pearl Harbour. As command pilot with 100th Bomber Group he was on the first raid to Berlin and that to the heavy water plant in Norway. After the war he returned to reserve duty in Texas rising to the rank of Major General. He became Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce in San Antonio, a Director of the American General and Cordillera Corporations and served on the committee of many other organisations. He died following a long battle with cancer in 1993.

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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Born

26 June 1908

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

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'Splasher Six'

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Updated the highest rank per page 322 in the book “A Wing and A Prayer” by Harry H. Crosby.

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100th Bomb Group Unit History at Bangor Public Library

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45