Rhody M Bentson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #4230162 'Piccadilly Virgin. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30162

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Piccadilly Virgin
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

4 January 1944

Born

Santa Monica, California

Buried

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Corrected spelling of surname from 'Bentsom' to 'Bentson'. See:
MACR 1756
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&t…
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/bentson%3Drhody

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1756, 8th AF Losses