Wallace E Bennett
MilitaryAssigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (7OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 13 May 1942 | |
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Based |
Duxford | 24 June 1944 - 27 March 1945 | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | 14 August 1944 | Take Off Accident Duxford/Sta 357 Cat 5 damage 2Lt Wallace E Bennett, 14-Aug-44. P-47D 42-75196 - 83FS 78FG 8AF |
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Other Promotion |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | 9 October 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Crashed |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | 11 November 1944 | Take Off Accident Duxford/Sta 357 Cat 3 damage 1Lt Wallace E Bennett, 11-Nov-44. P-47D 44-19564 - 83FS 78FG 8AF |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
27 March 1945 | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Other Promotion |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | Promoted to Captain. | |
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Born |
Los Angeles County, CA, USA | ||
| Long Beach, CA, USA |
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133
ContributorAl_Skiff
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