Navigator
79th Squadron
436th Troop Carrier Group
9th U.S. Air Force
Killed in Action near Wesel, Germany
Buried in Margraten Cemetery, Netherlands. A Memorial Headstone is located in this Cemetery.
Please follow this link:
Margraten Cemetery, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
Lieut. Robert Tyrie Benton ("Tyrie") of Gainesville, Florida was the brother of my dear grandfather, Hugh Herbert Benton. Tyrie's family adored him, and he became a sort of father figure to his three younger brothers: Hugh, Charles, and John Joseph, after the passing of their father, Dr. John Robert Benton, in 1930. Tyrie's untimely death was a tragedy for the family, and his memory will be treasured.
Hilary S. (#48161098)
He was the navigator on C-47 "The Captain And The Kids" towing gliders into landing zones for their troops. He was Killed in Action near Wesel, Germany.
Plane was badly hit by flak and cabin was filling with smoke. Three parachutes were seen to come from the plane and open. Gliders were released safely.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-b/51414-benton-robert-t
79th Squadron
436th Troop Carrier Group
9th U.S. Air Force
Killed in Action near Wesel, Germany
Buried in Margraten Cemetery, Netherlands. A Memorial Headstone is located in this Cemetery.
Please follow this link:
Margraten Cemetery, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
Lieut. Robert Tyrie Benton ("Tyrie") of Gainesville, Florida was the brother of my dear grandfather, Hugh Herbert Benton. Tyrie's family adored him, and he became a sort of father figure to his three younger brothers: Hugh, Charles, and John Joseph, after the passing of their father, Dr. John Robert Benton, in 1930. Tyrie's untimely death was a tragedy for the family, and his memory will be treasured.
Hilary S. (#48161098)
He was the navigator on C-47 "The Captain And The Kids" towing gliders into landing zones for their troops. He was Killed in Action near Wesel, Germany.
Plane was badly hit by flak and cabin was filling with smoke. Three parachutes were seen to come from the plane and open. Gliders were released safely.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-b/51414-benton-robert-t
Navigator
79th Squadron
436th Troop Carrier Group
9th U.S. Air Force
Killed in Action near Wesel, Germany
Buried in Margraten Cemetery, Netherlands. A Memorial Headstone is located in this Cemetery.
Please follow this link:
Margraten Cemetery, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
Lieut. Robert Tyrie Benton ("Tyrie") of Gainesville, Florida was the brother of my dear grandfather, Hugh Herbert Benton. Tyrie's family adored him, and he became a sort of father figure to his three younger brothers: Hugh, Charles, and John Joseph, after the passing of their father, Dr. John Robert Benton, in 1930. Tyrie's untimely death was a tragedy for the family, and his memory will be treasured.
Hilary S. (#48161098)
He was the navigator on C-47 "The Captain And The Kids" towing gliders into landing zones for their troops. He was Killed in Action near Wesel, Germany.
Plane was badly hit by flak and cabin was filling with smoke. Three parachutes were seen to come from the plane and open. Gliders were released safely.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-b/51414-benton-robert-t
79th Squadron
436th Troop Carrier Group
9th U.S. Air Force
Killed in Action near Wesel, Germany
Buried in Margraten Cemetery, Netherlands. A Memorial Headstone is located in this Cemetery.
Please follow this link:
Margraten Cemetery, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
Lieut. Robert Tyrie Benton ("Tyrie") of Gainesville, Florida was the brother of my dear grandfather, Hugh Herbert Benton. Tyrie's family adored him, and he became a sort of father figure to his three younger brothers: Hugh, Charles, and John Joseph, after the passing of their father, Dr. John Robert Benton, in 1930. Tyrie's untimely death was a tragedy for the family, and his memory will be treasured.
Hilary S. (#48161098)
He was the navigator on C-47 "The Captain And The Kids" towing gliders into landing zones for their troops. He was Killed in Action near Wesel, Germany.
Plane was badly hit by flak and cabin was filling with smoke. Three parachutes were seen to come from the plane and open. Gliders were released safely.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-b/51414-benton-robert-t
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1920 United States Federal Census
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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1940 United States Federal Census
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