Rank and Name, Aviation Chief Radioman Bennie Franklyn Jones.
Unit/Placed in, Patrol Squadron 128 (VP-128), United States Navy.
Bennie is born approx. on unknown.
Spouse, Pauline Elizabeth Jones.
Bennie enlisted the service in Washington with service number # 3560113.
Bennie‘s Crew-members on-board the plane a PV-1 were,
Lt. Alvin W. Semrau Pilot
Ens. James C. Digh Co Pilot
Ens. John C. Price
Arm2. Bernard C. Parnell
Acrm. Bennie F. Jones
Aom3. Arthur P. Bodge
Amm1. Midas V. Levins
Bennie died when on a flight (duty) to New York, on Take-off came in a spin, the plane crashed in sea and sank on 17 May 1943, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Action Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Bennie is buried/mentioned at East Coast Memorial, Tablets of the Missing.
Thanks to, http://www.vpnavy.com/
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Website,
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
