Henry Theodore Bengis

Military
media-50528.jpeg UPL 50528 2nd Lt Henry T Bengis, 379BG

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 50528 - 2nd Lt Henry T Bengis, 379BG

Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Eisenach in B-17 42-102675 11-Sep-44; force landed in Belgium, Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8900





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13062813 / O-8077294
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York City, NY 17 March 1921 Son of Bertha Bengis.

Enlisted

New York City, NY 1 July 1942 New York City, New York

Other

Forced Landing POW

Belgium 11 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Eisenach in B-17 42-102675 11-Sep-44; force landed in Belgium, POW MACR 8900

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 September 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Based

Kimbolton 11 September 1944 Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to A/C #42-29802 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8900 / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000; MACR 8900; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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