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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Glen Edward Beneda

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

McCook, Nebraska

Honored By

Charles Henry Atkinson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH THE FLYING TIGERS IN CHINA. HIS P-51 FIGHTER PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER JIANLI IN HUBEI PROVINCE, WHILE DEFENDING CHINA FROM JAPANESE FORCES ON HIS 81ST MISSION WITH THE 14TH AIR FORCE IN 1944. THE 20-YEAR-OLD LIEUTENANT BAILED OUT AND LANDED IN A RICE PADDY WHILE HIS AIRCRAFT SANK IN A NEARBY LAKE. LOCAL PEOPLE SAVED HIM AND HELPED HIM RETURN TO HIS SQUADRON TWO MONTHS LATER.