Turell Arnold Benson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in action on 9 December 1944 after his B17 collided with another plane over France. Only 2 of the crew survived

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Mitchell Kennewick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-775927
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97170

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Julie Mae
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Missions

744

  • Date: 9 December 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Seattle, Washington 8 December 1924

Enlisted

Seattle, Washington 15 June 1943

Died

Romilly-sur-Seine, France 9 December 1944 His a/c collided with another B-17, severing the back half his a/c very near or at his position.

Buried

Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France Plot A Row 24 Grave 61
Seattle, WA 502 N. 70th St

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Sources

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=3677796…
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=7495074

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Mighty Eighth Combat Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 182.; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 332