Benton, Thomas Bruce

1920 - 2015  (94 Jahre)

• Name	Benton, Thomas Bruce
  Geburt	3 Apr 1920	,,, USA   [1, 2]
  Geschlecht	männlich
  Tod	22 Feb 2015	,, New Mexico, USA   [1, 2]
  Beerdigung	Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA   [1]
  Personen-Kennung	I239768	Zimbelmann
  Zuletzt bearbeitet am	2 Jun 2021

  
  

  Vater	Benton, James Thomas,   geb. geschätzt 1890   gest. Datum unbekannt
  Mutter	Gill, Alice,   geb. geschätzt 1893   gest. Datum unbekannt
  Eheschließung	geschätzt 1916
  Familien-Kennung	F83313	Familienblatt  |  Familientafel

  
  

  Familie	Benton, Leontine Marie - wife of,   geb. 18 Mai 1919, , Dallas County, Texas, USA gest. 25 Jun 2007, ,, New Mexico, USA (Alter 88 Jahre)
  Eheschließung	geschätzt 1944
  Kinder	+ 1. Lebend
  Zuletzt bearbeitet am	2 Jun 2021
  Familien-Kennung	F83312	Familienblatt  |  Familientafel

  
  

• Ereignis-Karte		Geburt - 3 Apr 1920 - ,,, USA Tod - 22 Feb 2015 - ,, New Mexico, USA  = Link zu Google Earth
  Pin-Bedeutungen	: Adresse       : Ortsteil       : Ort       : Region       : (Bundes-)Staat/-Land       : Land       : Nicht festgelegt

  
  

• Notizen

  Findagrave.com: findagrave.com/memorial/143126467/thomas-bruce-benton Thomas Bruce Benton passed away on February 22, 2015. Bruce was 94 years old. Bruce was predeceased by his wife, Tina Benton. Bruce is survived by his five children, James Benton of Seattle, WA, Peggy Benton of Charleston, SC, Barbara Ellis of Santa Fé, NM, Sylvia Livingston of Washington, DC and Teresa Benton of Los Angeles, CA. Bruce is also survived by six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A life-long resident of Albuquerque, he graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute and attended the University of New Mexico, where he majored in engineering. Bruce served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II as a pilot, flight instructor and test pilot. Assigned to the Air Transport Command, he was a “Hump Pilot” flying from Burma to China through the Himalayas to supply the “Flying Tigers.” Later, based in Greenland, he flew supplies to Europe and returned with wounded soldiers. Bruce flew sled dog teams into Bruges for the Battle of the Bulge. Following the liberation of the Philippines near the end of the war in the Pacific, he was the first to fly into Clark Field, landing on a bombed runway, to evacuate the most seriously ill Bataan prisoners. Many of these survivors were friends from New Mexico. Bruce also served during the Korean War. Following World War II, he was a commercial airline pilot and also designed homes and commercial buildings in a contracting and real estate development business with his father until his father retired. Bruce was active in the New Mexico aviation community, and held airline transport pilot, ground instructor and mechanic certificates. Bruce continued his love of flying in his later years, building a Falcon Ultra Light and an experimental light sport aircraft replica of a Jenny biplane and flying them until he was 90 years old. Bruce was a charter member of the Albuquerque chapter of Quiet Birdmen and belonged to the Albuquerque Ultra Light Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association. Bruce was also a Freemason, a Shriner and member of the American Legion Post 13. An avid musician, he played with Shrine band for many years. Bruce was presented the University of New Mexico Department of Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Alumnus Award in 1995 and FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in 2009. Arrangements are pending.

  
  

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  [S170] Findagrave.com, (findagrave.com). [S803] Holly Lacey, (MyHeritage.de).