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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Benjamin P. Benson, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Scarsdale, New York

Honored By

Gene & Mary Moxley

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

LIEUTENANT. BOMBARDIER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 782ND SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON AUGUST 3, 1944 OVER EHRWALD, AUSTRIA AND HELD AS PRISONER OF WAR.