Edward L Berthold
Military
Printed caption on reverse: 'B-24 Crew 4 Engine Bomber Davis Monthan Field AZ. October 1943
S/Sgt Alfred J Pietruszewski Engineer, Lt. Howard Nichols Bombardier, Lt. John Matthews Pilot, Lt. Edward L Berthold Co-Pilot, Lt. Kramer Navigator, S/Sgt. Thomas Martin Radio Operator, Sgt. John Cronan Ball Turret Gunner, Sgt. John McGuire Waist Gunner, Sgt. Joseph Sherard Waist Gunner, Sgt. John Hilpert Tail Gunner.'
Edward L Berthold Via American Air Museum Memory Book correspondence.
Object Number - UPL 6541 - A bomber crew of the 445th Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator. Printed caption on reverse: 'B-24 Crew 4 Engine Bomber Davis Monthan Field AZ....
35 missions in 80 days from May 15 to July 31, 1944, including one on D-Day over St Lo. He completed his last three missions as a Pilot.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL, USA | 20 November 1919 | |
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Other Discharged |
Chanute, KS 66720, USA | 1 September 1945 | |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124 & Unit history /self & MACR 5496 & SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, D790.A2S45, 1998, page 208 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
