Serviceman

William M Bennett

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

35624701

Rank

Pvt (1 December 1943), Pfc (8 May 1944), Pfc (2 August 1944), 2LT (16 January 1945), 2LT (8 March 1945), 1LT (8 April 1945), 1LT (21 May 1945), 1LT (26 May 1945)

Hometown

San Francisco CA

Also written

William Bennett

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 13

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• William M. Bennett Crew, pilot · 815th

Missions placed on him

• mission 143, 27 December 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The William M. Bennett crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 13)

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

3 entries, first 1 December 1943, last 2 August 1944; grades seen: Pfc, Pvt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

• 1943-12-01 815th: lc17 20
• 1944-05-08 815th: 52 Er dx to sk LD in 4th Fld Hosp, San Severo.
• 1944-08-02 815th: P Trfd to Det of Patients, 17th Gen Hosp

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 14, roll 474637097 p. 789, roll 566192358 p. 2176

Statements, mentions and histories

• 1 more statement from MACR 10645 are on the loss record.