Jack Harry Benford
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
My Grandmother Mary
Object Number - UPL 55976 - My grandmother Mary P. Benford always keep this picture remembering her son.
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down at Halchter in B-17 4297805 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9412
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), 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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758448
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pendleton, Oregon, USA | 17 September 1915 | Son of Harry Franklin and Mary Park Benford. |
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Enlisted |
Portland, OR | 14 September 1942 | Portland, Oregon |
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Died |
28 September 1944 | ||
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Molesworth | 28 September 1944 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum Portland, Multnomah County, OR | Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9412 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
