George W Bernardo

Military

Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 27FG, 9AF USAAF.

Completed Tour Duty (ETD).

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

343rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

38th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

55th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

43-6928

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Ole II
Unit: 355th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron 358th Fighter Squadron 38th Fighter Squadron

Places

Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.

Wormingford

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Seattle, WA, USA	21 September 1942	Seattle, Washington
Enlisted	Seattle, WA	21 September 1942	Seattle, Washington
Based	Wormingford	2 March 1945	Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.
Other Crashed	28000 Chartres, France	30 May 1945	Landing Accident Chartres/A-40 Cat 4 damage F/O George W Bernardo, 30-May-45. PB-51B5 43-6928W - 38FS 55FG 8AF
Other Promotion	Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK		Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.
Other Promotion	Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK		Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Other End Tour Duty (ETD)	England, UK		Completed Tour Duty (ETD).
	Kings County, WA
Born	Washington

Revisions

Date30 May 2021 09:57:49

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/85001753/george-w-bernardo-wwii-army-enlis…

Date16 Nov 2016 10:50:15

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

Changes

Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Date7 Nov 2016 11:21:11

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/page/85001753_george_w%20bernardo/details/
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Bernardo%2C+Geor…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:11:15

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster