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BENNETT, Robert Leland - Date of
birth
14 January 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
DuPage County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
06914246 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Assistant Radio Operator -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
28 July 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Sherman T. Bennett (father)
Alice C. (Klusack) Bennett (mother)
Allen G. Bennett (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30355 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Dallas Rebel
Destination: Oschersleben, Germany
MACR: 141
More information
T/Sgt Robert L. Bennett graduated from York Community high school prior to joining the service in 1939.The plane was attakced by enemy fighters which caused it to burn.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Herman Wolters, Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878–1922; Chicago Tribune - 6 December 1943, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees - www.newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune - 12 September 1943