World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Benson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Irma, Wisconsin
Honored By
Mrs. Fred W. Hemmrich
Relationship
Wife
Served as an Instrument Specialist in the U.S. and the Pacific Theatre; New Guinea, Australia, the Philippines and Okinawa. Serviced the P-38 that shot down the Japanese Admiral Commander in Chief of Japanese Forces, in the Southwest Pacific.