Bernell Merl Oberbeck
Military
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UPL 25894
Crew #625 - Joseph Hartley Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Gerald A. Messier (CP), Raymond Shinder (B), George Keber (N), Joseph Hartley (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Richard Halstead (G), Bernell Oberbeck (FE), Harry Phippen (G), Walter Sloan (G), Henry McKinley (R/O), Unidentified
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Gerald A. Messier (CP), Raymond Shinder (B), George Keber (N), Joseph Hartley (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Richard Halstead (G), Bernell Oberbeck (FE), Harry Phippen (G), Walter Sloan (G), Henry McKinley (R/O), Unidentified
Corrected flight engineer's name.
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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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-811377
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Crow's Nest
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Old Ripley, IL | 13 December 1922 | |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Attlebridge, UK | 27 April 1944 - 24 July 1944 | Completed a 30 combat mission tour |
Died |
Torrance, CA | 30 October 2007 | |
Buried |
Salt Lake City, UT | 3 November 2007 | Salt Lake City Cemetery Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA |
Gary, IN | 705 Connecticut Ave |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44009_05_0…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121035983/bernell-merl-oberbeck
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 332