Donald L Bennett
MilitaryAssigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Lost on bomber escort mission, aborted once group was aloft, decided to go looking for targets to strafe in Coblenz area, with extensive cloud cover over area, this secondary mission was abandoned, A/C P-51D 44-13615 became detached from section in cloud whilst returning to base. Last sighted Ijmuiden, Holland. Crashed near Harderwijk. POW. 20-Nov-44. MACR 10536.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Iowa, USA | 2 May 1918 | |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 22 September 1944 - 20 November 1945 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 20 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Other Crashed |
Harderwijk, Netherlands | 20 November 1944 | A/C became detached from section in cloud whilst returning to base. Last sighted Ijmuiden, Holland. POW. 20-Nov-44. MACR 10536. |
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Died |
3 December 1986 | ||
| Bellflower, California, USA | |||
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Promoted 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Baker, Sausalito, CA 94965, USA | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Wichita, KS, USA | Lakeview Cemetery & Mausoleum Wichita Sedgwick County Kansas, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10536 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list