Bruce Theron Benton Sr
MilitaryAssigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
End of War (EOW).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Enjoyed working with his father at Benton Motors in Fairfield, Connecticut. Later went to work with Remington Arms in Bridgeport, Connecticut as arms production manager.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Lorene Pat
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bronx, NY, USA | 9 July 1921 | Son of Grover and Belle [Worden] Benton. |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, CT, USA | 14 December 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut |
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Based |
Boxted | 19 September 1944 - 6 October 1944 | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 6 October 1944 | Transferred to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 13 October 1944 | Taxiing Accident Boxted/Sta 150 Cat 3 damage Lt Bruce T Benton, 13-Oct-44. P-47D 43-25585 - 61FS 56FG 8AF |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 13 February 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Ocala, FL, USA | 25 October 2013 | |
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Other End of War (EOW) |
Europe | ||
| Fairfield, CT, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
ContributorAl_Skiff
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