Name:
Bennie J. Ricci
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
16134515
Unit:
706th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1995-10-09
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota
Plot:
11
Row:
0
Grave:
1717
Decoration:
Comments:
SSgt Bennie J. Ricci, tail gunner of the B-24 42-7581 “Devil Dream”, took off from Station 125, Bungay, UK on a bombing mission to La Rochelle. The plane was evacuated at 1210, the crew bailing out at 11000 feet. He landed safely but was captured and sent to Stalag Luft 4 at Gross-Tychow.