Marion Franklin Bench, Son of Marion Franklin and Hattie Ellen Bench of Livingston County, Missouri USA... Marion was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, P38J 42-68094 "Hattie E" 20th Fighter Group crashed near Wemeldinge-Kapelle, zeeland Holland....
1st Lt Marion F. Bench attended high school for 4 years and was a clothing salesman with J.C. Penney and Co. He joined the Regular Army at Vancouver Barracks, Washington on 11 January 1941.
He named his airplane 'Hattie-E', in honor of his mother.
1st Lt. Marion F. Bench went to the dock at Bergen op Zoom to strafe railroads and highways. Lt. Bench followed a railroad up Zuid Beveland Island and strafed a railroad bridge and the protecting gun emplacements. It appeared to me that a 20 mm shell hit and exploded in his cockpit. He pulled up about 150 feet, split and crashed on his back. His plane burst into flames as it crashed."
1st Lt Marion F. Bench attended high school for 4 years and was a clothing salesman with J.C. Penney and Co. He joined the Regular Army at Vancouver Barracks, Washington on 11 January 1941.
He named his airplane 'Hattie-E', in honor of his mother.
1st Lt. Marion F. Bench went to the dock at Bergen op Zoom to strafe railroads and highways. Lt. Bench followed a railroad up Zuid Beveland Island and strafed a railroad bridge and the protecting gun emplacements. It appeared to me that a 20 mm shell hit and exploded in his cockpit. He pulled up about 150 feet, split and crashed on his back. His plane burst into flames as it crashed."
Marion Franklin Bench, Son of Marion Franklin and Hattie Ellen Bench of Livingston County, Missouri USA... Marion was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, P38J 42-68094 "Hattie E" 20th Fighter Group crashed near Wemeldinge-Kapelle, zeeland Holland....
1st Lt Marion F. Bench attended high school for 4 years and was a clothing salesman with J.C. Penney and Co. He joined the Regular Army at Vancouver Barracks, Washington on 11 January 1941.
He named his airplane 'Hattie-E', in honor of his mother.
1st Lt. Marion F. Bench went to the dock at Bergen op Zoom to strafe railroads and highways. Lt. Bench followed a railroad up Zuid Beveland Island and strafed a railroad bridge and the protecting gun emplacements. It appeared to me that a 20 mm shell hit and exploded in his cockpit. He pulled up about 150 feet, split and crashed on his back. His plane burst into flames as it crashed."
1st Lt Marion F. Bench attended high school for 4 years and was a clothing salesman with J.C. Penney and Co. He joined the Regular Army at Vancouver Barracks, Washington on 11 January 1941.
He named his airplane 'Hattie-E', in honor of his mother.
1st Lt. Marion F. Bench went to the dock at Bergen op Zoom to strafe railroads and highways. Lt. Bench followed a railroad up Zuid Beveland Island and strafed a railroad bridge and the protecting gun emplacements. It appeared to me that a 20 mm shell hit and exploded in his cockpit. He pulled up about 150 feet, split and crashed on his back. His plane burst into flames as it crashed."
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Entered the service from Oregon.
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