Max E Van Benthuysen

Military
media-47839.jpeg UPL 47839 389BG Pictorial review pg18, featuring Edward Timberlake, James Tolleson, and Max Van Benthuysen.

389BG Pictorial review

Object Number - UPL 47839 - 389BG Pictorial review pg18, featuring Edward Timberlake, James Tolleson, and Max Van Benthuysen.

Assigned to 567BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Aboard B-24 42-40784 'Travelin' Trollop' lost in fog 9-Jul-43 landed Lahinch Beach, Ireland; interned.



Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40784

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Travellin Trollope
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Iowa 1 February 1916

Based

Assigned to 567BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

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