Hugh Bennett of Englewood, Fla. was a radio operator on a B-17 “Liberator” bomber dubbed “The Hard Way.” They were part of the 854th Bomb Squadron, 491st Bomb Group, 14th Wing of the 8th Air Force flying out of a base 90 miles north of London at Mayfield, England. Bennett was a 20-year-old farm boy […]![]()
