Joseph Bernstein
Military
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33464407
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36457581
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Bayonne, NJ, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 19 July 1944 |
Revisions
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