Donald E Bennett

Military

42-31613 UPL 60235 B-17 42-31613 'Sharon Kay'
Rear L-R: Eugene E Hamblin, Donald E Bennett, Clement “Clem” J Dreyer, Fred J Michel, George Brassovan Jr, Jack Sorkin.
Front L-R: Carl W Coker, Ed Stapleton, James H McIlroy, Donald D Merrick.

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Object Number - UPL 60235 - B-17 42-31613 'Sharon Kay' Rear L-R: Eugene E Hamblin, Donald E Bennett, Clement “Clem” J Dreyer, Fred J Michel, George Brassovan Jr, Jack...

Assigned to 325BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Forced landing in B-17 42-31613 Sharon Kay RTD.

Shot down 29-May-44 in B-17 42-37877, Prisoner of War (POW). Leg partially amputated due to wounds sustained. Held in Stalag Luft III till he was repatriated.

Awards: AM, PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory

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Units served with

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17

325th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31613

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Sharon Kay
Unit: 457th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron 749th Bomb Squadron

42-37877

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Popcorn Fort
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron

Places

Horham

Site type: Airfield

Stalag Luft III

Site type: Prisoner of war camp
Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Minnesota	1 January 1923
Enlisted	Kalamazoo, Michigan	30 January 1943	Enlisted Kalamazoo, Michigan
Other Prisoner of War (POW)	Zagan Poland	29 May 1944	Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III

Event

Location

Date

Description

Born

Minnesota

1 January 1923

Enlisted

Kalamazoo, Michigan

30 January 1943

Enlisted Kalamazoo, Michigan

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan Poland

29 May 1944

Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III

Revisions

Date11 Dec 2022 14:19:16

ContributorAl_Skiff

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https://www.fold3.com/image/161258074

Date2 Jun 2021 21:53:59

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:07:27

ContributorAAM

Changes

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5357 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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