Paul P Bensel
Military
Pilot
388th BG - 562nd BS
In his pre-war National Guard uniform
Object Number - UPL 45380 - Paul P. Bensel Pilot 388th BG - 562nd BS In his pre-war National Guard uniform
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Units served with

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

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Quarterback
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Second Chance
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mister Yank II
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Missions

- Date: 25 November 1944
- Date: 24 June 1944
- Date: 29 November 1943
- Date: 18 October 1943

- Date: 26 September 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ridgefield Park, NJ | 6 February 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Teaneck, NJ | 16 September 1940 | |
Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 24 July 1943 - 29 November 1943 | 19 Combat Missions |
Died |
Louisville, KY | 12 April 2010 | BENSEL, PAUL P. SR., 88, of Louisville, passed away at Baptist Hospital East on Monday, April 12, 2010 after a brief illness. He was a native of Richfield Park, N.J. and a retired Major with the U.S.A.F.. He was a aircraft commander, path finder lead crew in World War II and a strategic air command and select lead crew with the B29 and B50. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Marjorie Bensel. He leaves to cherish his memory, his children, Paul P. Jr. (Betty), Kathleen, Michael T., Mitch, and David Bensel and Joan M. Medert (Terry); 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. His Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, April 16, 2010 at 10 a.m. at St. Barnabas Catholic Church, 3042 Hikes Lane, Louisville, KY 40220, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday, April 15, 2010 from 1-8 p.m. at Arch L. Heady at Resthaven, 4400 Bardstown Road. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Catholic Charities. Please visit us at www.archlheadyresthaven.com |
Buried |
Louisville, KY | 16 April 2010 | Evergreen Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html