Chauncey Aubrey Bennett, Jr.
Born December 5, 1922, Gainsville, Florida
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Service Number AO-2066962
Died while Prisoner of War
Died April 30, 1951 in Korea
Captain Bennett was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On April 30, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire. He bailed out over enemy territory and was taken Prisoner of War. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered.
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
For his leadership and valor, Captain Bennett was awarded the Silver Star, the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Born December 5, 1922, Gainsville, Florida
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Service Number AO-2066962
Died while Prisoner of War
Died April 30, 1951 in Korea
Captain Bennett was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On April 30, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire. He bailed out over enemy territory and was taken Prisoner of War. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered.
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
For his leadership and valor, Captain Bennett was awarded the Silver Star, the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Chauncey Aubrey Bennett, Jr.
Born December 5, 1922, Gainsville, Florida
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Service Number AO-2066962
Died while Prisoner of War
Died April 30, 1951 in Korea
Captain Bennett was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On April 30, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire. He bailed out over enemy territory and was taken Prisoner of War. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered.
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
For his leadership and valor, Captain Bennett was awarded the Silver Star, the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Born December 5, 1922, Gainsville, Florida
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Service Number AO-2066962
Died while Prisoner of War
Died April 30, 1951 in Korea
Captain Bennett was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On April 30, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire. He bailed out over enemy territory and was taken Prisoner of War. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered.
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
For his leadership and valor, Captain Bennett was awarded the Silver Star, the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
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