Beryl Frederick Lemke
MilitaryAssigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. Bill Trimble crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in B-17 42-40002 19-Jun-44; force landed Le Pouyau. Evaded capture (EVD) MACR 6001 - See the page with details about his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/flemkebf.html
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13054628 / O-670027
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-36895
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Breezing Home
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Celina, Ohio, USA | 17 October 1917 | Son of Henry Frederick and Rosetta B Lemke. |
Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH | 21 July 1942 | Cleveland, Ohio |
Other Evaded |
Le Pouyau, France | 19 June 1944 - 1 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in B-17 42-40002 19-Jun-44; force landed Le Pouyau. Evaded capture (EVD) MACR 6001 |
Other Discharged USAAF |
30 June 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Cincinnati, OH | 6 October 1998 | |
Buried |
Dayton National Cemetery Dayton, Montgomery County, OH | 9 October 1998 | Dayton National Cemetery Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio |
Based |
Deenethorpe | 19 June 1944 | Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=958
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=350
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/913086/beryl-f-lemke
MACR 6001 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database