Arvid E Benson
MilitaryAssigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Jane
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Clallam County, WA, USA | 30 April 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Seattle, WA, USA | 12 March 1942 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 18 August 1944 | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Seattle, WA, USA | 29 November 1984 | |
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Other Promoted |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Based |
Steeple Morden | 18 August 1944 | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Port Angeles, WA, USA | |||
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Buried |
Port Angeles, WA, USA | Mount Angeles Memorial Park Port Angeles Clallam County Washington USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
1996 355TH FG Assoc. Directory / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list