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BENNETT, David N Jr - Date of
birth
24 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Norwood, Stanly County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
0-686214 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
853rd Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
3 km south of Oerie, 15 km northwest of Hildesheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 56 |
Immediate family
-
Members
David N. Bennett (father)
Lillian M. Bennett (mother)
Minifee Bennett (sister)
Thomas B. Bennett (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-40073 -
Data
Type: B-24 J
Nickname: Arch Angel
Destination: Misburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Deurag oil refinery
Macr: 10764
More information
1st Lt David N. Bennett Jr. attended college for 2 years and was a sales clerk. He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army as a private in Charlotte, North Carolina on 8 October 1940.After an attack by enemy fighters, the airplane was last seen with the top turret missing and a large hole in the right wing. The entire crew of nine was killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Oerie.
