Bernard J Tallerico
MilitaryBernard Tallerico was Bombardier/Navigator on board B-26 Serial 41-31852 on the 25 April mission 1944. A/C crashed near Blosseville, 6km SE of Saint-Valéry-en-Caux, France – MACR 4133. Tallerico evaded capture for some weeks before he was captured. Prisoner of War (POW)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Man O War
- Unit: 386th Bomb Group 555th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Little Easton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
10 March 1917 | in Italy | |
Enlisted |
21 February 1941 | Jamaica, New York | |
Other Evaded (EVD) > Prisoner of War (POW) |
25 April 1944 - 29 April 1945 | Managed to evade with the help of French citizens, but was captured later on denunciation. Interned at Stalag Luft 3. Force-marched from there at the end of January 1945. Liberated at Stalag 7A Moosburg by US troops. | |
Died |
23 December 1989 | San Antonio, Texas | |
Elmhurst, Queens County, New York | |||
Buried |
Bernard Tallerico rests at the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas |
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Sources
MACR 4133
WWII Draft Registration card
NARA WWII Enlistment record
NARA WWII POW record
VA BIRLS File
VA Gravesite Locator