Daren Lisle Benbenek
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Family photo passed down
Object Number - UPL 39022 - 1LT Daren Benbenek, USA Air Corps
Daren L. Benbenek was a Pilot in the 363rd Fighter Group/381st Fighter Squadron. He was Killed In Action (KIA) on the Bomber Escort mission to Frankfurt, 20 March 1944. Last seen during an engagement with German fighters above Koblenz, Germany, his P-51 #43-6434 crashed in Pont-à-Celles, Belgium. MACR 3145 doesn't give any explanation about the reason he went down.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 363rd Fighter Group 381st Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Snyder, Scurry County, Texas, United States | 27 January 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
21 January 1941 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
20 March 1944 | in the crash of P-51 #43-6434, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium | |
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Buried |
22 March 1944 | at the municipal cemetery in Gosselies, near Charleroi, Belgium | |
| Snyder, Texas | |||
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Buried |
after the war, his remains were brought back to the USA. Daren Benbenek rests at the Snyder Cemetery in Snyder, Texas |
Revisions
MACR 3145
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA Headstone Applications
family photo passed down from his sister
9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) / Miller and Marinelli histories
