Austin S Benner

Military

244 combat hours/ 33 combat missions 27 Nov 1944 to 28 Mar 1945 in B-17 'Naughty Marietta. ' Nickname 'Gus' or 'Gushty. ' Also RO. Inducted 23 Jan 1943 in Indiantown Gap, PA. Discharged 25 Oct 1945 transport ship 'Il de France. '



AM 4Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37923

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Naughty Marietta
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Catasauqua, Pennsylvania 18 March 1917

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self