Iverson, Bennie Franklin

Individual Personnel Data
Name Iverson, Bennie Franklin   ‡
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 38189182   ‡
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943, effective 4 July 1943.
  • Transferred to the Casual Pool, 12th Replacement Control Depot, AAF Station Chorley, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 28 April 1944, effective 28 April 1944.
Duty Flexible Gunner / Nose Gunner
Last Duty Date 28 April 1944
Results Completed Combat Tour
DecorationsAwarded the Purple Heart for wounds received 13 April 1944 on per General Orders #375, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 30 September 1944.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 26 February 1918
  • Placed on Temporary Duty to Moulsford Manor, Chelsey, Berkshire (A FLAK House) for seven days on or about 14 October 1943 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #117 dated 13 October 1943.
  • Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #61 dated 30 March 1944.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #76 dated 23 April 1944.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Harry, William Russell⇗PilotPOW
2nd Lt. Rice, Ivan Luther⇗Co-pilotKIA
2nd Lt. Black, David Hall⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Mannka, Charles Pershing⇗BombardierKIA
T/SGT. Simpson, Edward Francis⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
T/SGT. Reed, Curry Allen⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerTR
S/SGT. McKenna, John Conat⇗Ball Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Parent, Leroy (NMI)⇗Tail GunnerPOW
CPL. Iverson, Bennie FranklinFlexible GunnerCT
S/SGT. Wheeler, Tom Brooks⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 28 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
10⇗ 25 July 1943 Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard
Type: Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑30145⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back 15 miles from English coast because ball turret was inoperative and the RPM on engine #1 dropped to zero.
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11⇗ 28 July 1943 Target: Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30145⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Returned Early
Turned back before target with major battle damage.
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12⇗ 29 July 1943 Target: Naval Base
Type: Military
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑5051⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back almost immediately because of leak in oxygen system.
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15⇗ 15 August 1943 Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30196⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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17⇗ 17 August 1943 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30196⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
19⇗ 31 August 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3455⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
20⇗ 3 September 1943 Target: Air Park and Aerodrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29935⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
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22⇗ 7 September 1943 Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29935⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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23⇗ 9 September 1943 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Lille-Vendeville, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30005⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron Deputy.
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24⇗ 16 September 1943 Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River)
Type: Transportation
Location: Nantes, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30005⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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26⇗ 27 September 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 41‑24560⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑30005.
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40⇗ 5 December 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 41‑24525⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37848.
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47⇗ 30 December 1943 Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑31211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
50⇗ 5 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 41‑24578⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
62⇗ 11 February 1944 Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry)
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑29723⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗
66⇗ 24 February 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30026⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron, low group.
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67⇗ 25 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑31058⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group.
Sortie Report⇗
68⇗ 28 February 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑31871⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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69⇗ 2 March 1944 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97477⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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70⇗ 3 March 1944 Target: Roller-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑31740⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
73⇗ 8 March 1944 Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑37776⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
74⇗ 9 March 1944 Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑37848⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97449. Turned back at 1102 hrs because #7 cylinder blew off of #2 engine and had to be feathered.
Sortie Report⇗
81⇗ 24 March 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Togglier 42‑31740⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
82⇗ 26 March 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France 		Togglier 42‑37816⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Sortie Report⇗
83⇗ 27 March 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Tours & Chartres, France 		Togglier 42‑97072⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41 Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
84⇗ 28 March 1944 Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dijon, France 		Togglier 42‑97081⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
85⇗ 29 March 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany 		Togglier 42‑31740⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying Spare; joined formation. Landed away at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, due to weather.
Sortie Report⇗
86⇗ 9 April 1944 Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Marienburg, Germany 		Togglier 42‑31211⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back at 0928 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather. Landed away at RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire.
Sortie Report⇗
88⇗ 11 April 1944 Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany 		Togglier 42‑107083⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
89⇗ 13 April 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97510⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
90⇗ 18 April 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97142⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy.
Sortie Report⇗
91⇗ 19 April 1944 Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany 		Togglier 42‑97142⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Sortie Report⇗
92⇗ 20 April 1944 Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France 		Togglier 42‑97142⇗ Combat Mission Credit
A Wing, High group.
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93⇗ 22 April 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97142⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
94⇗ 24 April 1944 Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Togglier 42‑97142⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗

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