Benjamin Franklin Averitt

Military

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38223

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Day's Pay
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron

43-38229

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Better Duck
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron

43-38282

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweeney's Brats
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

6 February 1917 Born Feb 8 1817 Kaufman, Texas

Died

17 July 1997 Passed away July 1997 Duncan, Ok

Revisions

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From 493rd BG Historical Society records2015

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From family records 2015

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Edited by Nephew Raymond Averitt from family records January 2015

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Edited by Nephew Raymond Averitt from family records January 2015

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / True, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php