Alexander William Bender
MilitaryOn 11-Jan-44, B-17 42-39775 'Frenesi' was hit by fighters causing damage to the radio room and six crewmen, including Bombardier Bender, bailed out before the a/c was brought under control and returned to base. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 12969
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14085527
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16134233
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Observer/Photographer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38058661 / O-741880
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680406
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38236131
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Frenesi
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ledford, IL | 10 May 1916 | Son of Anna Bender. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 19 November 1940 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 11 January 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Baled out POW |
West of Netherlands borde | 11 January 1944 | Brunswick mission. Bailed out before the a/c was brought under control and returned to base. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 12969 |
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Died |
20 August 1976 | ||
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Buried |
Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery Hillside, Cook County, IL | 23 August 1976 | Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery Hillside, Cook County, Illinois |
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Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 11 January 1944 | Assigned to 333BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12969, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces