Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
BENNETT, Charles William - Date of
birth
30 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33680990 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
352nd Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1945 - Place of
death
Area of Bruck, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 6 | 50 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bessie B. Bennett (mother)
Dorothy G. (McCandless) Bennett (sister)
Marlon L. Bennett (wife)
Timothy L. Bennett (cousin)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6351 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Bruck M/Y, Austria
MACR: 12903
More information
Ship no. 6351 was flying under our tail when we hit the I.P. for Bruck. When the flak started they were still there. After we had passed the flak area it was gone and behind us was a B-17 out of formation with two P-51's standing by it. That was the last time we saw ship no. 6351.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial, Archives, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Dorothy G. McCandless, Peter Schouteten