1st Lt. William Pershing Benedict Was Born In Nevada, A Veteran Fighter Pilot With Twin Delights - Killing the enemy And Foregoing For His Men's Comfort. With The British Royal Air Force, He accrued 120 Operational Hours And Scored Six Victories On The 140 Missions With The RAF. He Received The Silver Star, D.F.C., The British D.F.C., And The Air Medal With 11 Clusters. The Squadron Mascot Aywa In His Lap Was Bought For Thirty Cents In Cairo, Egypt. Now A Mjaro, 1944.