Benjamin Buckcheister Cronemeyer
Military
Radio Operator
Crew #907 - Don Prylutak Crew
492nd BG - 859th BS
Object Number - UPL 37929 - TSGT Benjamin B. Cronemeyer Radio Operator Crew #907 - Don Prylutak Crew 492nd BG - 859th BS
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-810948
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bold Venture III
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
11 September 1922 | ||
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Other 492nd BG Tour |
11 May 1944 - 4 August 1944 | 28 combat missions. 492nd BG broken up. Cronemeyer was transferred to either the 93rd or 44th BG. | |
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Died |
9 August 1989 | ||
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Buried |
21 August 1989 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, Plot Columbarium Number 2 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster supplied by Dave Arnett
