Ralph T Berg
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 24141 - Capt Ralph T Berg 354FS, 355FG, 8AF. Later with 26FS, 51FG, 14AF.
Post training served as a ferry pilot [Detroit to various fields in the US]. Shipped to European theatre of operations Jul-43. Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Developed ear problems on operations and was hospitalized for a month before returning stateside. Instructed in the US, before being sent to CBI theatre of operations in China. 26FS, 51FG, 14AF USAAF based at Nanning A/D.
Failed to Return from armed recon to Linchew area in P-51B 42-106960, hit by flak in coolant system baled out successfully and seen to land OK, on the second pass of his wingman, Berg appeared lifeless in his chutes harness.
Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10054.
Awards: PH, EAME, AP.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Claire
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Vilonia, AR 72173, USA | 18 December 1918 | Son of Theodore W and Mattie Berg. |
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Enlisted |
Gotha, FL, USA | 1 November 1941 | Gotha, Florida |
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Other Crashed |
MacDill Air Force Base Auxiliary Field, 1ST COMBAT SPT GP, Avon Park, FL 33825, USA | 17 October 1942 | Take Off Accident due to Engine Failure MacDill Field, Florida Cat 3 damage Capt Ralph T Berg, 17-Oct-42. P-40E 41-36477 - 10FS 50FG |
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Based |
Steeple Morden | 31 July 1943 | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Hitcham, Ipswich IP7, UK | 24 November 1943 | Landing Accident Hitcham/Sta 470 Cat 4 damage Capt Ralph T Berg, 24-Nov-44. P-47D 42-8426 - Hq 355FG 8AF |
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Other Based |
Nanning, Guangxi, China | 7 October 1944 - 15 November 1944 | 26FS, 51FG, 14AF USAAF based at Nanning A/D, China. |
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Other Killed in action |
China | 15 November 1944 | Failed to Return from armed recon to Linchew area, hit by flak in coolant system baled out Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10054. |
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Buried |
Florence Cemetery Florence Lauderdale County AL | Florence Cemetery Florence Lauderdale County Alabama USA. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- AccidentReports.com ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
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