Charles J Bennette Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x kills [Air]. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, rising to rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: The Maine-iacs
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: We Three
- Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 373rd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron 411th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Based |
Bodney | 19 September 1943 | Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | 2 May 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Crashed |
Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, AL 35212, USA | 18 October 1944 | Taxiing Accident Birmingham AAF, Birmingham, Alabama Cat 4 damage 1Lt Charles J Bennette, 18-Oct-44. P-40N 44-7954 - CCTS 341BU 3AF. |
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Other Crashed |
Page Field, 5200 Captain Channing Page Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33907, USA | 19 April 1945 | Landing Accident Ground Loop Page Field, Florida Cat 3 damage 1Lt Charles J Bennette, 19-Apr-45. L-5 42-98253 - 338CCTS 3AF |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Other Promotion |
Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. | |
| Old Town, ME, USA | |||
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Born |
Maine, USA | ||
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Died |
Snohomish County, WA, USA | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Everett, WA, USA | Cypress Lawn Memorial Park Everett Snohomish County Washington USA |
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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 / unit history