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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

David Howard Benson, Jr.

Hometown

New York City, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 21 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 15 (PILOT) ADVANCED FLYING UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FLYING TRAINING COMMAND) WHEN HIS AIRSPEED OXFORD AS.10 (V3955) WAS INVOLVED IN A MID-AIR COLLISION AND CRASHED AT RIDGEWAY FARM, BISHOPSTONE, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND ON JUNE 24, 1943. BURIED AT BOTLEY CEMETERY, OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND.