Adventures of Benny Bob Book

Ben flew bombers and night fighters in WWII; during the Korean period, Jet Fighters; and in Vietnam, Chinook CH47 helicopters. He is a member of the North American Mach Busters Club and Distinguished Flying Cross Society with 737 recorded combat hours. Ben was awarded the DFC, Bronze Star, 13 air medals, Army Commendation Medal, two Medals for Valor, and two Legion of Merit. He served as a pilot with the 1st Cavalry Division, 5th, 8th, 13th, 20th Air Forces, INANG, and MIARNG.

Ben's duties and responsibilities allowed him to live in different countries around the globe which included Japan, Texas, France, Vietnam, Okinawa, and Grand Turk, BWI. His supportive wife (Whirly Girl #86, the eighty-sixth woman in the world to become a helicopter pilot) made their home in all these lands. After thirty-five years, he retired from military flying and became general manager of the Turks and Caicos National Airline.