Serviceman

Bennie G Corona

816thAsst Rad. Opr

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Army serial number: 39693447
Rank: Sgt (6 December 1943), SSGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (20 June 1944)
Hometown: PACOIMA CA; Pacoima CA
Also written: Bennie Corona
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 147
Sources: 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Robert G. Malloy Crew · 816th

Missions placed on him

mission 1, 12 April 1944 · Split · The Robert G. Malloy crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 147)
mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · The Robert G. Malloy crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 147)
mission 29, 6 June 1944 · Galati · The Robert G. Malloy crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 147)
mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · The Robert G. Malloy crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 147)
mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

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

Date	Award	General order	Rank then
14 June 1944	Air Medal	1037	SSGT
14 June 1944	Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster	1039	SSGT
20 June 1944	Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster	1214	SSGT

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

Aboard a lost aircraft

MACR 6856 · 42-107179 · 18 July 1944 · mission 51, 18 July 1944

Morning reports

3 entries, first 6 December 1943, last 6 December 1943; grades seen: Sgt. 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.

1943-12-06 816th: Hubert V Finnel
1943-12-06 816th: Hubert V Finnel
1943-12-06 816th: Hubert V Finnel

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 126, roll 458053820 p. 192, roll 458053820 p. 267

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 26 · 18 July 1944

REPORT en AIRGRAES
BATE uns
VAS BOVE: -
PLACE of CRASE:
or
effice: Air Base A (o) 14/1111 - - 20 ply 1044
cest
ASD
Corona,
viest BANE:
Bennie G.
DATE of
RASE:
s/agt.
SEBIAL ####C#: se 693 $47
CAPTERED: Captured
veesoço:
DISTRISNTION:
or
GRAVE LOCATION:
Captured neur Kemptem on 18 July 3964 teirard 11.00
(according to statement of prisomer)
by ordere Magole
Major.

National Archives, MACR 6856, page 26 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

9 more statements from MACR 6856 are on the loss record.

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