Norman Robert Benoit
Military
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UPL 49516
1Lt Norman Robert Benoit
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 435FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 2.5 kills. Completed 2 x Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (7OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: The Victory Queen
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 435th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Worcester County, MA, USA | 10 January 1922 | Son of Leo H and Ethel May [Ormrod] Benoit. |
Enlisted |
Massachusetts, USA | 30 December 1940 | Massachusetts |
Other Crashed |
LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT), Ontario, CA 91761, USA | 15 April 1944 | Mid Air Collision Ontario AAF, Ontario, CA Cat 2 damage 2Lt Norman R Benoit, 15-Apr-44. P-38J 43-28936 - 443ABU 4AF |
Other E/A Destroyed shared |
Chemnitz, Germany | 7 October 1944 | Me109 shared destroyed Cheznitz 7-Oct-44. |
Enlisted |
Germany | 25 December 1944 | Fw190 destroyed Germany 25-Dec-44. |
Other Promotion |
19 January 1945 | Promoted to Captain. | |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Brandenburg, Germany | 9 February 1945 | Fw190 destroyed Brandenburg, 9-Feb-45. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) (2) |
14 February 1945 | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). (2) | |
Died |
New Braintree, MA, USA | 28 March 1995 | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) (1) |
Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). (1) | ||
Other Promotion |
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | ||
Furnace, Hardwick, MA 01031, USA |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit roster in THE 479th FIGHTER GROUP Ref D790.G479
ContributorAl_Skiff
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