Joseph Bernstein

Military
media-37882.jpeg UPL 37882 Left - T/Sgt. Joseph K. Duplechain (Engineer), Center - 2nd Lt. Joseph Bernstein (Bombardier), Right - 2nd Lt. Bruce K. Bockstanz (Navigator)

Personal Estate of Norman F. Christian

Object Number - UPL 37882 - Left - T/Sgt. Joseph K. Duplechain (Engineer), Center - 2nd Lt. Joseph Bernstein (Bombardier), Right - 2nd Lt. Bruce K. Bockstanz (Navigator)

POW Shot down by flak and crashed at Koblenz in B-17 Silver Slipper #4232045



According to Bockstanz, "we were hit on the bomb run. Two engines were knocked out but we managed to stay with the formation and drop



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Bruce K Bockstanz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-716282
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Norman F Christian

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36675216
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Joseph K Duplechain

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14052187
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Herbert R Jackson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-704380
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

John L Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14119473
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (QJ-R, serial number 42-32045) of the 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group.

42-32045

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver Slipper
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Bayonne, NJ, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 19 July 1944

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MACR 07411

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Personal Estate of Norman F. Christian

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7411 / MACR 7411; Snetterton Falcons, pg 169, 178, 318 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Joseph Bernstein: Gallery (10 items)

Object number: UPL 37880 - Left - S/Sgt. Norman F. Christian (Right Waist...

Object number: UPL 37882 - Left - T/Sgt. Joseph K. Duplechain (Engineer)...

Object number: UPL 37883 - S/Sgt. Arthur J. Schwaiger (Ball Gunner)

Object number: UPL 37884 - Left - S/Sgt. Paul F. Nulton Jr. (Left Waist...

Object number: UPL 37885 - T/Sgt. John L. Jones (Radio Operator)

Object number: UPL 7087 - B-17 Silver Slipper 42-32045 (Crew # HH92) Group...

Object number: UPL 7088 - After the War - Left to Right: Bruce K. Bockstanz...

Object number: UPL 7089 - Private Norman F. Christian at Gunnery School in...

Object number: UPL 7090 - Staff Sergeant Norman F. Christian at his parents...

Object number: UPL 7093 - Norman F. Christian and a B-17