Willis S Benagh
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 22336
TSGT Willis S. Benagh
Radio Operator
Homer Y Harris Crew
466th BG - 784th BS
KIA
Radio Operator
Homer Y Harris Crew
466th BG - 784th BS
KIA
Killed in Action (KIA) in mid air collision over Horsham while assembling for a mission as PFF plane in B-24 'Liberty Bell'
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801596
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Liberty Belle
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Tullahoma, TN, USA | 7 December 1942 | |
Other Killed in action |
Horsham St Faith, Norwich, Norfolk NR10, UK | 1 September 1944 | KIA when his a/c crashed just after takeoff from Horsham St. Faith where they had picked up a command pilot from the 467th BG to lead the day's mission. |
Born |
Tennessee, USA | ||
Nashville, TN, USA | |||
Buried |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 466th BG Historian;
- Accident Report 035;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster list in Healy's book (1947)