Stanley J Benson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 6 Jun 1944 in B-24H #42-52629 'Sammy's Niece'. Plane crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 June 1944

Born

Pontiac, Michigan, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 June 1944

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Sources

ABMC, MACR 5484 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5484 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/GrossCrew.shtml