World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clair W. Bensinger
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Aristes, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 1943 UNTIL HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON OCTOBER 27, 1945. DURING THIS TIME, HE SERVED AS A FLIGHT GUNNER FOR THE 708TH BOMB SQUADRON, FLEW 30 MISSIONS OVER GERMANY AND PARTICIPATED IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. HE WAS DECORATED WITH THE AIR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.