World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Henry Compton Benitez
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Long Beach, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 524TH BOMB SQUADRON, 379TH BOMB GROUP. HE WAS CO-PILOT OF A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER THAT TOOK OFF FROM STATION 117 IN KIMBOLTON, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND ON A BOMBING MISSION OVER ROUEN, FRANCE ON AUGUST 13, 1944. ON THIS MISSION, HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN BY GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE. DECORATIONS: WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.