Benjamin Franklin McCamish Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 791BS, 467BG, 8AF USAAF. B-24 42-52424 'JACK THE RIPPER II' crashed at Manston after mission to Lille, France. Group mission No. 89. Killed in Action (KIA).
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: 467th Bomb Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Jack the Ripper II
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 791st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Calhoun, TN | 20 March 1922 | Son of Benjamin Franklin Sr and Pearl Imogene [Whitaker] McCamish. |
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Enlisted |
Richmond, VA | 16 January 1943 | Richmond, Virginia |
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Died |
Manston, UK | 3 August 1944 | Crashed at Manston after mission to Lille, France. Group mission No. 89. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
4 August 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | |
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Buried |
Calhoun Community Cemetery, Calhoun, McMinn County, TN | Re-Interred Calhoun Community Cemetery Calhoun, McMinn County, Tennessee |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Watts book p 136