Benjamin served as a First Lieutenant & Navigator on B-29 "Rosalia Rocket" #42-24656, 881st Bomber Squadron, 500th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Presidio County, Texas prior to the war.
Benjamin was promoted to First Lieutenant on July 3, 1944.
B-29 #42-24656 was leading a flight of twelve bombers on a mission to bomb the Nakajima Aircraft Factory at Ota near Tokyo. After dropping their bombs they were attacked by Japanese A6M3 fighters. Their engines damaged they crashed into a rice paddy at Kamishiro village near Omigzwa, Chiba Prefecture on December 3, 1944. Eight of the crew were able to bail out before the crash.
Benjamin, who was still on the plane after the crash, was "Killed In Action".
He was awarded the Air Medal & the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on June 1, 1949.
Service # O-801445
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished from B-29 #42-24656:
Abel, Robert R ~ Corp, CFC, CA
Corrigan, James P ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Edwards, Benjamin F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Patykula, Walter J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Warde, Henry H ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, NJ
Wells, Carl T, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Wright, John A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Airmen who became POW's from B-29 #42-24656:
Brugge, Byron E ~ Col, Observer, NY
Goffery, Thomas M ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Goldsworthy, Robert F ~ Maj, Co-Pilot
King, Richard T, Jr Col, Aircraft Commander
Schroeder, Harold O ~ Corp, Left Waist Gunner, WI
King & Goldsworthy both survived the war.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
Please see www.pacificwrecks.com for more information on this flight.
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He resided in Presidio County, Texas prior to the war.
Benjamin was promoted to First Lieutenant on July 3, 1944.
B-29 #42-24656 was leading a flight of twelve bombers on a mission to bomb the Nakajima Aircraft Factory at Ota near Tokyo. After dropping their bombs they were attacked by Japanese A6M3 fighters. Their engines damaged they crashed into a rice paddy at Kamishiro village near Omigzwa, Chiba Prefecture on December 3, 1944. Eight of the crew were able to bail out before the crash.
Benjamin, who was still on the plane after the crash, was "Killed In Action".
He was awarded the Air Medal & the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on June 1, 1949.
Service # O-801445
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished from B-29 #42-24656:
Abel, Robert R ~ Corp, CFC, CA
Corrigan, James P ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Edwards, Benjamin F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Patykula, Walter J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Warde, Henry H ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, NJ
Wells, Carl T, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Wright, John A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Airmen who became POW's from B-29 #42-24656:
Brugge, Byron E ~ Col, Observer, NY
Goffery, Thomas M ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Goldsworthy, Robert F ~ Maj, Co-Pilot
King, Richard T, Jr Col, Aircraft Commander
Schroeder, Harold O ~ Corp, Left Waist Gunner, WI
King & Goldsworthy both survived the war.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
Please see www.pacificwrecks.com for more information on this flight.
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Benjamin served as a First Lieutenant & Navigator on B-29 "Rosalia Rocket" #42-24656, 881st Bomber Squadron, 500th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Presidio County, Texas prior to the war.
Benjamin was promoted to First Lieutenant on July 3, 1944.
B-29 #42-24656 was leading a flight of twelve bombers on a mission to bomb the Nakajima Aircraft Factory at Ota near Tokyo. After dropping their bombs they were attacked by Japanese A6M3 fighters. Their engines damaged they crashed into a rice paddy at Kamishiro village near Omigzwa, Chiba Prefecture on December 3, 1944. Eight of the crew were able to bail out before the crash.
Benjamin, who was still on the plane after the crash, was "Killed In Action".
He was awarded the Air Medal & the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on June 1, 1949.
Service # O-801445
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished from B-29 #42-24656:
Abel, Robert R ~ Corp, CFC, CA
Corrigan, James P ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Edwards, Benjamin F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Patykula, Walter J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Warde, Henry H ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, NJ
Wells, Carl T, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Wright, John A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Airmen who became POW's from B-29 #42-24656:
Brugge, Byron E ~ Col, Observer, NY
Goffery, Thomas M ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Goldsworthy, Robert F ~ Maj, Co-Pilot
King, Richard T, Jr Col, Aircraft Commander
Schroeder, Harold O ~ Corp, Left Waist Gunner, WI
King & Goldsworthy both survived the war.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
Please see www.pacificwrecks.com for more information on this flight.
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He resided in Presidio County, Texas prior to the war.
Benjamin was promoted to First Lieutenant on July 3, 1944.
B-29 #42-24656 was leading a flight of twelve bombers on a mission to bomb the Nakajima Aircraft Factory at Ota near Tokyo. After dropping their bombs they were attacked by Japanese A6M3 fighters. Their engines damaged they crashed into a rice paddy at Kamishiro village near Omigzwa, Chiba Prefecture on December 3, 1944. Eight of the crew were able to bail out before the crash.
Benjamin, who was still on the plane after the crash, was "Killed In Action".
He was awarded the Air Medal & the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on June 1, 1949.
Service # O-801445
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished from B-29 #42-24656:
Abel, Robert R ~ Corp, CFC, CA
Corrigan, James P ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Edwards, Benjamin F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Patykula, Walter J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, NJ
Warde, Henry H ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, NJ
Wells, Carl T, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Wright, John A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Airmen who became POW's from B-29 #42-24656:
Brugge, Byron E ~ Col, Observer, NY
Goffery, Thomas M ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Goldsworthy, Robert F ~ Maj, Co-Pilot
King, Richard T, Jr Col, Aircraft Commander
Schroeder, Harold O ~ Corp, Left Waist Gunner, WI
King & Goldsworthy both survived the war.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for submitting this record for bio updates!
Please see www.pacificwrecks.com for more information on this flight.
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