Timeline
Birth- Jul 20, 1918
Ruth NV
1939 - 1945World War II
Rank
Major
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army Air Forces
Served For
United States of America
Gold Star
Death- Aug 31, 1974
He then worked as a firefighting pilot in California where he was killed in a plane crash on August 31, 1974 while flying a Grumman F7F twin engine fighter dropping fire retardant in the Ukiah area.
Ukiah CA
Aug 1974
Other Facts
Social Security
Social Security Number
***-**-4614
Full Name
William Benedict
Full Name
William Pershing Benedict
Gender
Male