World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert Howard Bennington
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
South Euclid, Ohio
Honored By
Donald Spies & G. H. King
Relationship
Nephew & Friend
CAPTAIN, 36TH BOMBER SQUADRON, 28TH BOMBER GROUP, HEAVY. DIED JANUARY 21, 1943 IN OPERATIONS IN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA. TWO B-24 BOMBERS ALONG WITH OTHER AIRCRAFT FROM DAVIS ARMY AIR FIELD ON ADAK ISLAND WERE LOST IN OPERATIONS AGAINST JAPANESE HELD KISKA ISLAND. BAD WEATHER HAMPERED SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS.