Ben Herman Peters
Military
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Captain Ben Herman Peters (back row, far right) and the crew of the Duration Plus.
Uploaded by Capt. Peters grandson, Chris Peters.
He piloted 'Duration Plus' a B-17. He completed 25 missions from 24 Feb to 14 June 1944.
AM, DFC,
Post war Peters was an auto body specialist.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Duration Plus
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Odessa, Texas | 4 July 1921 | |
Died |
10 March 1995 | ||
Buried |
Fort Worth, Texas |
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Image provided by Chris Peters, grandson of Captain Ben Herman Peters
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Information added by Chris Peters, Grandson of Captain Ben Herman Peters.
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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition/grandson / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…