Hugh M. Bennett Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Hugh M. Bennett

State of Birth:

NY

Home State:

FL

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

?-?

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service

854th Bomb Squadron, 491st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force

Location of Service

Matfield, England; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Salt Lake City, Utah

Highest Rank

Technical Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as radio operator on a B-24 bomber and as an aerial gunnery instructor.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Don Moore

Contributor:

Don Moore

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sun Newspapers

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/91123

Subjects:

Bennett, Hugh M.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Hugh M. Bennett Collection
(AFC/2001/001/91123), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress