The Story Of A WW-2 Hero

Benjamin 'Two Gun' Fagan

He Was A Crew Chief Flying Supplies To The Chinese

From Yeshiva Student To Nip Fighter

Bennie Fagan carries around a piece of a parachute and speaks to grammar school kids about Jewish war heroes. Naturally the schools don't dare check his story, or his 215 DD military file, but rather accept it all on faith.

War Hero

Benjamin B. Fagan who graduated High School in 1942.

During World War II, he 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 would be 15 yrs old when he was a crew chief who 'bailed out' out in 1943. A crew chief kept the load data, and systems running, so you needed extra 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?

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Did Bennie 'Hit the silk' Over Nip Infested Jungles?

| Yes - He is war hero
| No - Nothing adds up

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