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BENNETT, Delbert Donald Sr - Date of
birth
21 February 1918 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas -
Hometown
Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17009007 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
335th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
North of Hirtzfelden, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 34 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George V. Bennett (father)
Oletha M. (Champlin) Bennett (mother)
Emery E. Bennett (brother)
Lois L. Bennett (sister)
Wayne W. Bennett (brother)
Neva N. Bennett (sister)
Ina G. Bennett (half-sister)
Jacqueline E. (Varble) Bennett (wife)
Delbert D. Bennett Jr. (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38660 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Hot Rocks
Destination: Heilbronn, Germany
Mission: Bombing of a bridge and marshalling yards
MACR: 11755
More information
Sgt Delbert D. Bennett worked on a farm before he joined the Regular Army in Wichita, Kansas on 3 July 1940.Capt David E. Olsson:
B-17G 43-38660 piloted by Capt Conover dropped its bombs on the target at 1156 hours. Shortly thereafter the squadron ran into cirrus clouds and dense persistent contrails. When visibility was regained the aircraft had disappeared. The wing aircraft did not see this plane go down. It is possible that this aircraft may have been hit by flak in the Stuttgart area, however, while on the bomb run the aircraft did not seem to be in trouble.
2nd Lt Ernest M. Veal:
I believe he was in ship when it crashed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Carl Brown Family Data, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Eric Ackerman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – MIAsearch / G.T. Burnett