World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John Wesley Long Benbow
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Greensboro, North Carolina
Honored By
David Benbow
Relationship
Nephew
P-51 MUSTANG PILOT. SHOT DOWN AND KILLED 7/16/45 WHILE ESCORTING B-17 BOMBERS OVER JAPAN. HE WAS STATIONED ON IWO JIMA. HIS REMAINS WERE RECOVERED AFTER THE WAR AND HE IS BURIED AT ARLINGTON.