Ben Herman Peters

Military
media-26969.jpeg UPL 26969 Captain Ben Herman Peters (back row, far right) and the crew of the Duration Plus.

Uploaded by Capt. Peters grandson, Chris Peters.

Object Number - UPL 26969 - Captain Ben Herman Peters (back row, far right) and the crew of the Duration Plus.

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.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

306th Echoes April '95

Date
Contributorcpeterstx71
Changes
Sources

Image provided by Chris Peters, grandson of Captain Ben Herman Peters

Date
Contributorcpeterstx71
Changes
Sources

Information added by Chris Peters, Grandson of Captain Ben Herman Peters.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

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…

Ben Herman Peters: Gallery (1 items)