World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wilfred J. Benoit
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New London, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 768TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 462ND BOMBARDMENT GROUP AS A REMOTE CONTROL TURRET MECHANIC GUNNER IN INDIA, BURMA, CENTRAL BURMA, CHINA AND AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AIR MEDAL, AVIATION BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.