World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Claude I. Bennett
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ionia, New York
Honored By
Doris Lee Zabel
Relationship
Cousin
P-51 FIGHTER PILOT. BASED IN ITALY. MISSING APRIL 1945. HOLDS THE AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. SHOT DOWN OVER ITALY. PRISONER IN GERMAN PRISON CAMPS. AFTER BEING LIBERATED HE WALKED TO PARIS AND CAUGHT A SHIP HOME.