Bernard G Fridberg

Military

May - July 1944. Crashed in Sweden 18 July 1944 in AC #42102663. 'Yardbird' Interned. Had flown 25 missions



DFC/ Air Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yardbird
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

19 February 2004

Born

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 18 July 1944

Revisions

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Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Assoiciation, March 1999 MACR 7552 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7552 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database