Paul P Bensel

Military

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

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Event	Location	Date	Description
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