Swift T Benjamin
Military
Object Number - UPL 31531 - Roll-call of 353 FG Aces.
Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x damaged and 1 x destroyed [Air], 6 1/2 x destroyed and 4 x damaged [Ground].
Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kansas, USA | 30 September 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 2 November 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Other Crashed |
Richmond International Airport, 1 Richard E Byrd Terminal Dr, Richmond, VA 23250, USA | 30 December 1943 | Take Off Accident Richmond AAB, VA Cat 4 damage 2Lt Swift T Benjamin, 30-Dec-43. P-47D 42-22426 - 443FS 327FG |
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Other Crashed |
Dover St, Dover, DE 19902, USA | 8 February 1944 | Taxiing Accident Ground Collision Dover AAF, Dover, DE Cat 4 damage 2Lt Swift T Benjamin, 8-Feb-44. P-47C 41-6472 - 448FS 83FG 1AF |
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Other Transferred |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 25 May 1944 | Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A damaged |
Germany | 12 June 1944 | Me109 damaged air to air 12-Jun-44. |
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Other E/A Destroyed Ground |
Germany | 27 June 1944 | 1/2 Me109 destroyed ground 27-Jun-44. |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 22 July 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other E/A Destroyed Ground |
Germany | 7 August 1944 | Me410 destroyed ground 7-Aug-44. |
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Other E/A Destroyed Ground |
Germany | 29 August 1944 | 3 x Me109s, 2 x Me410s destroyed, 4 x Me109s damaged all ground 29-Aug-44. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 9 September 1944 | Do217 destroyed air 9-Sep-44. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 30 October 1944 | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Other Crashed |
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), 3 Brewster Rd, Newark, NJ 07114, USA | 14 March 1945 | Taxiing Accident Newark AAF, NJ Cat 3 damage 1Lt Swift T Benjamin, 14-Mar-45. P-47D 44-89689 - 2133BU |
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Died |
Pitman, NJ 08071, USA | 21 November 2002 | |
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Based |
Boxted | 30 October 1944 | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Philadelphia County, PA, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
