Harm R Beninga
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Schaaf Family book. See: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/6924
Object Number - UPL 19799 - Carl Schaaf and crew members photo 381st Bomb Group, 532nd Squadron: 1st Lt. Clarence W. Ezzell -Pilot, 2nd Lt. John L. Nymeyer - Co-pilot, F/O...
Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #4238010. Killed in Action (KIA).
The Marietta Legion, Marietta, MN where Harm was from, is planning on honoring him and his brother 2nd Lt. George Ralph Beninga, Bombardier, and Lt. Dietrich Schmidt of the Army National Guard, who was allegedly injured in a maneuver near England, but died from his injuries after he was transferred to the US. All were residents of Marietta. Dietrich Schmidt and George Beninga attended basic training together before George Beninga transferred to the air force.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
Between Biesenthal and Melchow | 24 May 1944 | |
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Buried |
16230 Melchow, Germany | 25 May 1944 | |
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Born |
Marietta, MN 56257, USA | ||
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Buried |
Plot A Row 8 Grave 19 |
Revisions
Correspondence with Harm Beninga's niece, Judy (Beninga) Fadden.
https://www.abmc.gov/node/543299#.WVZLmE2WyM8
MACR 5178 via fold3.com
A letter written by fellow crew member (POW) Lloyd L Harvey, waist gunner.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, MACR 5178 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5178 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
