Name:
Benjamin Forbes Savage
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-1699039
Unit:
510th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-07-30
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
E
Row:
16
Grave:
42
Decoration:
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Benjamin Forbes Savage was born on July 13, 1916, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in the 510th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group, as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on the P-47 #42-76392 'Red Honey' during World War II.
On July 30, 1944, 1Lt Savage took off at Advanced Landing Ground A-8 in Picauville, France, for an armed reconnaissance mission in Avranches. At around 7:00 PM, he hit a high-tension line and crashed near Chavoy - 4 km northeast of Avranches. He did not survive.
1Lt Savage is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net