Byron Mills Bennett

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22154.jpeg UPL 22154 Lt. Byron M. Bennett, from his finance's personal papers.

Photograph from the personal collection of Nancy Anan, his fiancé at the time of his death. Discovered by her daughter, June Ballinger, among her personal papers.

Object Number - UPL 22154 - Lt. Byron M. Bennett, from his finance's personal papers.

Killed in Action (KIA) on 4-Mar-43 in B-17F 41-24549 'Stupen Takit', 91BG/323BS while serving as Navigator. The aircraft sustained a direct hit from AA fire just after leaving the target of the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany. CPT McCarty ordered a bale out, but only two crewmen managed to parachute from the aircrft before it exploded. The aircraft crashed at Buldern, Germany.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Martin McCarty
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-436089
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stupen Takit
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

California, USA 2 February 1916

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA, USA 3 June 1941

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Buldern, 48249 Dülmen, Germany 4 March 1943 Killed when aircraft took a direct hit from AA fire and exploded.

Buried

San Bruno, CA, USA Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno San Mateo County California, USA Plot: Section K Site 57

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 25-Jun-2015. Added decorations and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; Confirmed SN and added KIA event per MACR 15596. Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data. Added A/C model letter, unit association, crew position, loss details and A/C crash location to Summary Biogrpahy based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces:, Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15596 / MACR 15596, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, pp. 87-88, MACR 3721 The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourne by Havelaar p. 250 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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