Arthur O Berntzen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 30673 - Sgt Arthur O. Berntzen - 26 Novembre 1943 (Official USAAF photo)
Killed in Action (KIA) in plane #42-31441. Mid-air collision after T/O.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14126466
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14043208 at enlistment, then O-802529
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38211532
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11008973 at enlistment, then O-809569
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37230311
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Sarpsborg, Norway | 30 April 1916 | |
|
Enlisted |
New York City, New York, United States | 10 February 1941 | |
|
Died |
Catworth, Huntingdonshire, United Kingdom | 5 January 1944 | in the loss of B-17 Serial #42-31441 after a mid-air collision with #42-37887 of the 379th BG |
| New York County, New York, United States | |||
|
Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Plot C, Row 17, Grave 13 |
Revisions
Added a unit connection to the 8th AF.
Updated the Buried event and middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56351920.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56351920/arthur-o-berntzen
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
VA Gravesite locator
8th AF Losses, http://303rdbg.com/rost-ab.html">http://303rdbg.com/rost-ab.html> / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
