Ralph Sawyer Bennett

Military
media-37289.jpeg UPL 37289 "Lt. Lowry and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 29 March 1945."

Rear L-R: 2Lt William J Lowry, F/O Ralph S Bennett, 1Lt Irving Wort, 2Lt Stuart King Wood

Front L-R: Sgt Merritt L Moots, S/Sgt Joseph R Madden, Sgt Emanual Warcholak, Sgt William B Thomas, S/Sgt Joseph J Manina

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Object Number - UPL 37289 - "Lt. Lowry and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 29 March...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 8 x combat missions.





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William James Lowry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-766911
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-107206

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old Black Magic

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Elmira Chemu, New York 3 July 1915

Enlisted

Buffalo, NY 11 December 1942 Buffalo, New York

Died

Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America 21 November 1997

Buried

Evergreen Cemetery Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO 24 November 1997 Evergreen Cemetery Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America Lived in New York but relocated.

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138694897
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70345484/ralph-sawyer-bennett

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Grammatical amendment: See below.

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Birth: https: //search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60525&h=34457125&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=3693
Enlistment: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=32311…
Place of residence and evidence for date of relocation: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3693&h=4223729&indiv…
Death/burial: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60525&h=34457125&ind…

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http://303rdbg.com/359lowry.html

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster

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