Carroll Wilfred Bennett
Military
Object Number - UPL 24058 - Capt. Carroll W Bennett, [ Burns OR ], 504th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group.
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill [Me262]. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (6OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars), UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea and Vietnam and rising to the rank of Major.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Burns, OR 97720, USA | 22 April 1919 | Son of Ellis and Mary Bennett. |
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Enlisted |
Portland, OR, USA | 19 January 1941 | Portland, Oregon |
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Other Crashed |
W R Byron Airport-44CA, Blythe, CA 92225, USA | 28 December 1942 | Landing Accident due to Mechanical Failure Cat 3 damage 1Lt Carroll W Bennett, 28-Dec-42. A-24A 42-6696 - 307BS 85BG. |
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Based |
Fowlmere | 27 December 1944 | Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 30 March 1945 | Me262 destroyed Germany 30-Mar-45. |
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Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 25 May 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Tacoma, WA, USA | 9 January 2004 | |
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Buried |
Tahoma National Cemetery Kent King County WA | 12 January 2004 | Tahoma National Cemetery Kent King County Washington USA |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). | ||
| Burns, OR 97720, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit History
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Fighting Hitler's Jets: The Extraordinary Story of the American Airmen Who Beat the Luftwaffe and defeated Nazi Germany by Robert F Dorr
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Fighting Hitler's Jets: The Extraordinary Story of the American Airmen Who Beat the Luftwaffe and defeated Nazi Germany by Robert F Dorr
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