Thomas Joseph Benson
Military
Object Number - UPL 57504 - Thomas Joseph Benson
Thomas J. Benson served two combat tours.
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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: Wabbit Twacks : Homesick Sal
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
12 September 1942 | Residence: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Private, Branch Immaterial | |
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Other Assigned |
3 September 1943 | Assigned to the 384th BG 547th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 3 September 1943, William Monroe Wilson Crew. 46 combat missions. | |
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Other Award |
15 January 1944 | Awarded the Good Conduct Medal on 15 January 1944. | |
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Born |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
