John J Bennett

Military
media-51362.jpeg UPL 51362 Stric Nine (42-29475 OR-R) Biggs Crew, 323rd BS, 91st BG
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
Sgt. John Stephenson, Ball Turret; Sgt. Bernard Zimmerman, Radio Operator; Sgt. Herman Balzer, Top Turret; lt. John W. Cheshire, Bombardier; Lt. Richard W. Gill, Navagator; Lt. John J. Bennett, Co-Pilot; Lt. Leland E. Forsblad, Pilot.
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
Sgt. Harold K. Olson, Tail Gunner; Sgt. John L. Fielder, Waist Gunner; Sgt. Joseph D'Ovidio, Waist Gunner

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Object Number - UPL 51362 - Stric Nine (42-29475 OR-R) Biggs Crew, 323rd BS, 91st BG BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT: Sgt. John Stephenson, Ball Turret; Sgt. Bernard Zimmerman,...

Shot down 10 July 1943 in B-17 #42-29475 'Stric Nine', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-29475

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stric Nine
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 10 July 1943

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 34 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 51362 - Stric Nine (42-29475 OR-R) Biggs Crew, 323rd BS...