Nicholas Thomas Benos
Military
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Object Number - UPL 51117 - Nicholas T Benos (back row left) with crew mates in front of 43-38528 That's My Baby. An aircraft on which they did multiple missions.
Assigned to 750BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. E. E Salo crew. 35 x missions. Credited with 3 x E/A kills.
Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory
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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: 750th Bomb Squadron 457th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 16082609 / O-755760
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: That's My Baby
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois | 1 October 1914 | Born Chicago, Illinois |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, Illinois | 22 May 1942 | Enlisted Chicago, Illinois |
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Other Discharged |
19 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
30 April 1997 | ||
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Buried |
Saint Stephens Cemetery Bridgewater, South Dakota | 3 May 1997 | Interred Saint Stephens Cemetery Bridgewater, South Dakota |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181739466/nicholas-thomas-benos
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Bnames.html