Thomas Waring Bennett, JrMajor22ND BOMB WING (TDY), 307TH STRAT WING, SAC United States Air Force 22 December 1942 - 09 October 1980 Natchez, Mississippi Panel 01W Line 103 |
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I have worn the bracelet of Thomas Waring "Buddy" Bennett Jr. now for well over a year. I don't think I need to explain to anyone who may be reading this just what the bracelet or the man's name that is on the bracelet means to me. If you are here reading memorials that means in some way a soldier has touched your life. While I never had the opportunity to meet Mr. Bennett or anyone in his family the sacrifice he made for me and so many others goes beyond my imagination. "There is no greater love then to lay down one's life for a friend." Buddy, I thank you for the sacrifice you made, I thank all of the other men and women that have paid the high price, and continue to pay the high price for freedom. I know my thank you isn't much. But to you, Buddy, I say thanks, and may God bring you home one day.
Tracy Schultz |
A Note from The Virtual WallOn 22 Dec 1972, during the "Christmas bombing" of North Vietnam, B-52D tail number 55-0061 was being flown by a crew from the 22nd Bomb Wing, attached to the 307th Strat Wing at U-Tapao RTAFB, Thailand, and was targeted against the Bac Mai military storage area near Hanoi. Just short of the target, 55-0061 was attacked by a MiG and was separated from the other aircraft in its cell. While the MiG's missiles failed to hit the B-52, a surface-to-air SA-2 missile did hit in the central fuselage area. With both wings on fire and the pilot semiconscious, the copilot directed the crew to bail out. Six crewmen were aboard:
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is one who wears his MIA bracelet, Tracy Schultz oudid2@msn.com |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 05 Jan 2007
Last updated 06/08/2012