Francis L Berard
MilitaryCrashed at Jouldes on 6/19/44 in B-17 'Channel Express III'.
Sgt. Francis L. Berard, waist gunner, was unconscious at the time of the explosion. When he came to he was coming down on the center section of the fuselage. He grabbed a 'chute, snapped it to his harness and landed safely. By the next day he had rejoined his crew mates and they made it back to base.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Channel Express III
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Evaded capture |
19 June 1944 | ||
|
Born |
Waterville, ME, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- MACR 6002 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database'
- Data Update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1317