Benjamin F Armstrong

Military

Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Event Location Date Description

Born

New Castle County, DE, USA 29 May 1918

Enlisted

Trenton, NJ, USA 8 August 1941

Other

Assigned

Boxted, Colchester, UK 13 February 1945 - 20 July 1945 Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 20 July 1945 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Crashed

Turner Park, Robins AFB, GA 31098, USA 15 May 1951 Mechanical Failure Turner AFB GA Cat 2 damage, pilot F/O Benjamin F Armstrong, 15-May-51. F-47D 45-49508 - 149FBS 108FBG

Died

Delaware, USA 7 May 2002

Buried

New Castle County, DE, USA Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery Bear New Castle County Delaware, USA.

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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Armstrong%2C+Ben…;

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm