Beryl Frederick Lemke

Military

Assigned 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

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress of the 401st Bomb Group. Image via R Bowers. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Home on two engines.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '"Breezing Home" IY-D, 42-40002. 401 BG.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Breezing Home
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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.

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Added address for his page at website www.evasioncomete.be

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Hold the physical medals and commendations

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Grandson

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MACR 6001 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database