Elmer S Bendiner
Military
Associated aircraft
Object Number - UPL 41323 - Group 379-15-1 July12-1945 Combat Crew
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 6-Sep-43 in B-17 42-29896 'Tondelayo'. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tondelayo
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | 11 February 1916 | Son of William and Lillian [Schwartz] Bendiner. |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 26 December 1941 | New York City, New York |
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Other Shot down / RTD |
English Channel | 6 September 1943 | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
1 July 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Bronx, NY | 16 September 2001 | Bronx, New York |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Removed a space in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added a "Shot down" event per info in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 271; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 278