Background
Benson, Edgar Charles was born on April 3, 1931 in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Edgar Charles and Adaline Verna (Olson) Benson.
Benson, Edgar Charles was born on April 3, 1931 in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Edgar Charles and Adaline Verna (Olson) Benson.
Student, Kendall College, 1948-1950; student, Lake Forest College, 1951; student, University Alabama, 1953.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, Dover, Delaware, 1954; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Air Force, 1971; pilot/aircraft commander/instructor, United States Air Force, Dover, 1955-1962; instructor, pilot examiner, United States Air Force, Oklahoma City, 1962-1965; special air missions pilot, United States Air Force, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland., 1965-1970; air/combat rescue pilot, United States Air Force, Camrah Bay, Vietnam, 1970-1971; advisor, instructor, United States Air Force, Marietta/Savannah, Georgia, 1972-1975; retired, United States Air Force, 1975; instructor, pilot examiner, Flight Safety, International, Savannah, 1975-1978; pilot, Davis Oil Corporation, Denver, 1978-1986; chief pilot, Davis Oil Corporation, Los Angeles, 1986-1994; retired, 1994.
Member Aero Club of Society California, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Retired Officers Association, National Aero Club of the United States.
Married Martha Lynn Pagitt, November 23, 1956. Children: Edgar Charles III, Sonja Lee, William Daniel.