Clark Harold Benington

Military
media-40004.jpeg UPL 40004 Russ Jones, Clark Benington, Richard "Dick" Leitch, and Mack Dodson, members of the crew of Star Eyes, in Dyersburg, TN, June 1944

photograph of Russ Jones, Clark Benington, Richard "Dick" Leitch, and Mack Dodson, members of the crew of Star Eyes, in Dyersburg, TN, June 1944 (part of collection of Clark and Lucia (Arras) Benington, now in the possession of their granddaughter, Katharine Crichton) -- photo labeled with names in Lucia's handwriting

Object Number - UPL 40004 - Russ Jones, Clark Benington, Richard "Dick" Leitch, and Mack Dodson, members of the crew of Star Eyes, in Dyersburg, TN, June 1944

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Star Eyes, My Ideal
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 1 August 1944

Places

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original list of missions held by Clark's wife, Lucia (Arras) Benington

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granddaughter

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Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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