Henry Compton Benitez
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Ramey Air force Base Historical Museum, Aguadilla, PR
Object Number - UPL 57776
Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. First mission, in B-17 42-31927. Baled out of nose escape hatch at the moment the A/C exploded. A/C crashed at Falaise. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7905
Awards: PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-757170
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Long Beach, NJ | 8 June 1921 | Son of Enrique Manuel and Blossom [Compton] Benitez. |
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Died |
Falaise, France | 13 August 1944 | |
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Buried |
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery West Point, Orange County, NY | 27 August 1948 | Re-Interred United States Military Academy Post Cemetery West Point, Orange County, New York |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Nuthampstead | 13 August 1944 | Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other West Point MA |
West Point, NY | West Point Military Academy, Class of '42. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7905 / MACR 7906; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 317 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
