William Bento
Military
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UPL 15980
Crew #549/472
Paul W. Perry Crew
466th BG - 785th and 74th Bomb Squadrons
Standing Left to Right: William Bento (R/O), Paul W. Perry (P), Joseph R. Kelly (CP), Lloyd K. Randolph (N), Gerald D. Camp (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: Jack F. Towner (G), John F. Durtsche (BTG), Oliver J. Rauch (B), Robert L. Traeger (WG) Arel A. Bye (G)
This crew was originally assigned to the 492nd BG before being transferred to the 466th BG .
Photo taken at Cuntoe, Northern Ireland 466th Bomb Group collection
Paul W. Perry Crew
466th BG - 785th and 74th Bomb Squadrons
Standing Left to Right: William Bento (R/O), Paul W. Perry (P), Joseph R. Kelly (CP), Lloyd K. Randolph (N), Gerald D. Camp (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: Jack F. Towner (G), John F. Durtsche (BTG), Oliver J. Rauch (B), Robert L. Traeger (WG) Arel A. Bye (G)
This crew was originally assigned to the 492nd BG before being transferred to the 466th BG .
Photo taken at Cuntoe, Northern Ireland 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Transferred Air Transport Command
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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: 466th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818925
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Devens, MA, USA | 27 March 1943 | |
Born |
Rhode Island, USA | Fort Devens | |
Tiverton, RI, USA | 14 Naragansett Avenue |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster supplied by Dave Arnett