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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Norbert B. Bengford

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Odebolt, Iowa

Honored By

Bonnie J. Bengford-Hauth

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

STAFF SERGEANT. SERVED WITH 389TH BOMB GROUP (HEAVY), 567TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, FLYING AS A NOSE GUNNER ON B-24 AIRCRAFT FROM AUGUST 25, 1943 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON AUGUST 16, 1944. WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, AIR MEDAL WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE RESTS AT THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY, NEUPRE, BELGIUM.