Benjamin F Balkum
MilitaryHe joined the group on 09 Oct 1942. Departed the ETO on 10 Oct 1945. The 449th SubDepot was replaced by 840th Air Engineering Squadron on 15 Apr 1945.
He was afterwards with Northland Wholesale Grocers before retiring in 1976.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Norway, MI, USA | 25 March 1919 | |
Died |
Iron Mountain, MI, USA | 7 August 2003 |
Revisions
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources
Data update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia