War Hero 

Benjamin B. Fagan, born 1927, said he graduated High School in 1942.

At 15 yrs old, he claimed to served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as crew chief for a transport airplane in the China-Burma-India theater, flying military supplies and personnel over the hump, the Himalayan Mountains.

Nip Alley

During one of these missions, his airplane caught fire and he and his crew parachuted out.

Fellow Flyer Loses His Parachute

According to his wife, Fagan cut up his own to serve as a blanket for the man. After they were rescued, he kept that piece of the parachute as a souvenir

War hero Speaks At Grade Schools

Bennie tours local schools in a presentation about his war experiences.

 

Lets Look At The Facts

Young Bennie, born 1927, would be 16 yrs old when he was a crew chief who 'bailed out' out in 1943. It appears Bennie was 15 when he trained to be a crew chief, a critical job requiring special training.

Then, just how does one 'Lose a parachute'?

If one speaks to a class I would assume they would bring their uniform, medals, and pictures, and not just a patch of a parachute. But, I suppose the 'Nips' got his uniform?