From FAG Member #47126287)
He was the son of Carl M. Benson and Eula Franklin. Charles was married to Marion F. Benson who was living in St Joseph, Michigan after the war.
From FAG Contributor: (47716273)
Before joining the Army Air Forces, Charles attended Purdue University where he was a brother of the Indiana Alpha chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) Fraternity.
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USAAF WORLD WAR II
S/Sgt. Charles N. Benson
Hometown: Ohio Died Non Battle
Squadron: 1503 AAF ATC BASE UNIT 6th Ferry Group
Service# 15015110
Awards:
Pilot
MACR 15693
Target: Transport
Mission Date: 5-May-45
Serial Number: # 44-9043
Aircraft Model C-54E
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: New Guinea
Cause: Crashed May 5, 1945
Crew of 8 13 Passengers KIA
Mission History
Took off from Lorengau Airfield on Manus Island on a flight bound for Biak. Aboard were passengers from the USAAF and USN. All twenty-one aboard were killed in the crash.
The others who were killed on this flight:
Crew Capt. William V. Mudra
Crew FltOff. Arthur A. Houghton
Crew 1st/Lt. Jennings M. Peterson
Crew 1st/Lt. Delmar E. Wortman
Crew 1st/Lt. Rex S. Brown
Crew S/Sgt. Charles N. Benson
Crew S/Sgt Arthur T. Dale
Crew Pfc. Edward V. Seymour
Passenger W/O Russell T. Crawford
Passenger Cpl. Jack A. Collier
Passenger TSgt. John J. Czelusniak
Passenger Pfc. Louis T. Nerud
Passenger 2Lt. Paul Reinhold
Passenger S/Sgt Howard O. Scott
Passenger Capt. Frank E. Stewart, E.
Passenger Ens. Alfred John Dell'Aquila
Passenger BM1C Edward C. Ellis
Passenger S1C Jesse J. Lucas
Passenger Cox Philip Frank
Passenger S3C Chester W. Davidson
Passenger MMM2C Romeo A. Natoli
He was the son of Carl M. Benson and Eula Franklin. Charles was married to Marion F. Benson who was living in St Joseph, Michigan after the war.
From FAG Contributor: (47716273)
Before joining the Army Air Forces, Charles attended Purdue University where he was a brother of the Indiana Alpha chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) Fraternity.
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USAAF WORLD WAR II
S/Sgt. Charles N. Benson
Hometown: Ohio Died Non Battle
Squadron: 1503 AAF ATC BASE UNIT 6th Ferry Group
Service# 15015110
Awards:
Pilot
MACR 15693
Target: Transport
Mission Date: 5-May-45
Serial Number: # 44-9043
Aircraft Model C-54E
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: New Guinea
Cause: Crashed May 5, 1945
Crew of 8 13 Passengers KIA
Mission History
Took off from Lorengau Airfield on Manus Island on a flight bound for Biak. Aboard were passengers from the USAAF and USN. All twenty-one aboard were killed in the crash.
The others who were killed on this flight:
Crew Capt. William V. Mudra
Crew FltOff. Arthur A. Houghton
Crew 1st/Lt. Jennings M. Peterson
Crew 1st/Lt. Delmar E. Wortman
Crew 1st/Lt. Rex S. Brown
Crew S/Sgt. Charles N. Benson
Crew S/Sgt Arthur T. Dale
Crew Pfc. Edward V. Seymour
Passenger W/O Russell T. Crawford
Passenger Cpl. Jack A. Collier
Passenger TSgt. John J. Czelusniak
Passenger Pfc. Louis T. Nerud
Passenger 2Lt. Paul Reinhold
Passenger S/Sgt Howard O. Scott
Passenger Capt. Frank E. Stewart, E.
Passenger Ens. Alfred John Dell'Aquila
Passenger BM1C Edward C. Ellis
Passenger S1C Jesse J. Lucas
Passenger Cox Philip Frank
Passenger S3C Chester W. Davidson
Passenger MMM2C Romeo A. Natoli
From FAG Member #47126287)
He was the son of Carl M. Benson and Eula Franklin. Charles was married to Marion F. Benson who was living in St Joseph, Michigan after the war.
From FAG Contributor: (47716273)
Before joining the Army Air Forces, Charles attended Purdue University where he was a brother of the Indiana Alpha chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) Fraternity.
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USAAF WORLD WAR II
S/Sgt. Charles N. Benson
Hometown: Ohio Died Non Battle
Squadron: 1503 AAF ATC BASE UNIT 6th Ferry Group
Service# 15015110
Awards:
Pilot
MACR 15693
Target: Transport
Mission Date: 5-May-45
Serial Number: # 44-9043
Aircraft Model C-54E
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: New Guinea
Cause: Crashed May 5, 1945
Crew of 8 13 Passengers KIA
Mission History
Took off from Lorengau Airfield on Manus Island on a flight bound for Biak. Aboard were passengers from the USAAF and USN. All twenty-one aboard were killed in the crash.
The others who were killed on this flight:
Crew Capt. William V. Mudra
Crew FltOff. Arthur A. Houghton
Crew 1st/Lt. Jennings M. Peterson
Crew 1st/Lt. Delmar E. Wortman
Crew 1st/Lt. Rex S. Brown
Crew S/Sgt. Charles N. Benson
Crew S/Sgt Arthur T. Dale
Crew Pfc. Edward V. Seymour
Passenger W/O Russell T. Crawford
Passenger Cpl. Jack A. Collier
Passenger TSgt. John J. Czelusniak
Passenger Pfc. Louis T. Nerud
Passenger 2Lt. Paul Reinhold
Passenger S/Sgt Howard O. Scott
Passenger Capt. Frank E. Stewart, E.
Passenger Ens. Alfred John Dell'Aquila
Passenger BM1C Edward C. Ellis
Passenger S1C Jesse J. Lucas
Passenger Cox Philip Frank
Passenger S3C Chester W. Davidson
Passenger MMM2C Romeo A. Natoli
He was the son of Carl M. Benson and Eula Franklin. Charles was married to Marion F. Benson who was living in St Joseph, Michigan after the war.
From FAG Contributor: (47716273)
Before joining the Army Air Forces, Charles attended Purdue University where he was a brother of the Indiana Alpha chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) Fraternity.
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USAAF WORLD WAR II
S/Sgt. Charles N. Benson
Hometown: Ohio Died Non Battle
Squadron: 1503 AAF ATC BASE UNIT 6th Ferry Group
Service# 15015110
Awards:
Pilot
MACR 15693
Target: Transport
Mission Date: 5-May-45
Serial Number: # 44-9043
Aircraft Model C-54E
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: New Guinea
Cause: Crashed May 5, 1945
Crew of 8 13 Passengers KIA
Mission History
Took off from Lorengau Airfield on Manus Island on a flight bound for Biak. Aboard were passengers from the USAAF and USN. All twenty-one aboard were killed in the crash.
The others who were killed on this flight:
Crew Capt. William V. Mudra
Crew FltOff. Arthur A. Houghton
Crew 1st/Lt. Jennings M. Peterson
Crew 1st/Lt. Delmar E. Wortman
Crew 1st/Lt. Rex S. Brown
Crew S/Sgt. Charles N. Benson
Crew S/Sgt Arthur T. Dale
Crew Pfc. Edward V. Seymour
Passenger W/O Russell T. Crawford
Passenger Cpl. Jack A. Collier
Passenger TSgt. John J. Czelusniak
Passenger Pfc. Louis T. Nerud
Passenger 2Lt. Paul Reinhold
Passenger S/Sgt Howard O. Scott
Passenger Capt. Frank E. Stewart, E.
Passenger Ens. Alfred John Dell'Aquila
Passenger BM1C Edward C. Ellis
Passenger S1C Jesse J. Lucas
Passenger Cox Philip Frank
Passenger S3C Chester W. Davidson
Passenger MMM2C Romeo A. Natoli
Inscription
SSGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Ohio.
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