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Personal info

Full name
BENINGA, Harm Ralph
Date of birth
25 August 1910
Age
33
Place of birth
Lac Qui Parle, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota
Hometown
Marietta, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37285337
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
532nd Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 May 1944
Place of death
11 km northeast of Berlin, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 8 19

Immediate family

Members
Ralph H. Beninga (father)
Anna (Ulfers) Beninga (mother)
Henry R. Beninga (brother)
Harry R. Beninga (brother)
John R. Beninga (brother)
George R. Beninga (brother)
Henrietta Beninga (sister)
Clarence R. Beninga (brother)
Vernon R. Beninga (brother)
Hilda L. Beninga (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-38010
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 5178

More information

Harm Beninga's father was born in Germany.

The airplane was attacked by enemy fighters.

Seven crew members were taken prisoner, two men were killed.

S/Sgt Beninga was initially buried at the cemetery of Melchow, Germany.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.fold3.com

Photo source: FOHF, American Air Museum in Britain