Benjamin Earl Cathers
Military
Object Number - UPL 30940 - Capt. Benjamin E Cathers, [Phoenix, AZ]. 61st Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-26468. P-47 used here for backdrop is the well known "Silver Lady".
Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Retired from Reynolds Metals after over 35 years.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sumner County, KS, USA | 9 August 1920 | Son of Earl W and Leta L [Johnson] Cathers. |
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Enlisted |
Wichita, KS, USA | 10 February 1941 | |
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Based |
Boxted | 2 June 1944 - 7 January 1945 | Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
7 January 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD) | |
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Died |
Chester, VA, USA | 26 August 2006 | |
| Wellington, KS, USA | |||
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Buried |
10300 Pridesville Rd, Amelia Court House, VA 23002, USA | Virginia Veterans Cemetery Amelia Court House Amelia County VA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
