Bernard Thomas Boraten
MilitaryAssigned to 816BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return Vienna 21-Jan-45; Mech failure, crash landed Kiskumajsa; RTD MACR 11539.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 816th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19129873 / O-828517
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 816th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Winfield, PA | 15 May 1924 | Son of John and Anna [Grannis] Boraten. |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 7 April 1943 | |
Other Forced landing RTD |
Kiskumajsa, Hungary | 21 January 1945 | Failed to Return Vienna 21-Jan-45; Mech failure, crash landed Kiskumajsa; RTD MACR 11539. |
Died |
Pottstown, PA | 21 September 2017 | |
Buried |
Oak Grove Cemetery, Parker Ford, PA | 26 September 2017 | Oak Grove Cemetery Parker Ford, Chester County, PA |
Based |
Sterparone | Assigned to 816BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. |