Glenn Tillman Berge
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Flying P-47D 42-8604, was forced to abort because of a 'runaway' propeller, shortly after taking off for an escort mission 5-Mar-44. While returning to base in a low overcast, his aircraft crashed and exploded near Babraham, Cambridgeshire. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 374th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Barsness Township, MN, USA | 30 October 1915 | Son of Gustaf H and Julia G [Jorgenson] Berge. |
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Enlisted |
Unorganized Territory of Fort Snelling, MN 55417, USA | 21 November 1941 | Fort Snelling Minnesota |
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Other Crashed |
Foster Field Dr, Victoria, TX, USA | 5 February 1943 | Landing Accident Foster Field, TX Cat 4 damage 2Lt Glenn T Berge, 5-Feb-43. AT-6C 41-32550 |
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Other Crashed |
Orville Ave, Chesapeake, VA 23324, USA | 18 April 1943 | Crashed due to Engine Failure 1.5 Miles E Orrville, VA Cat 5 damage 2Lt Glenn T Berge, 18-Apr-43. P-40F 41-13739 - 324FS 327FG |
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Died |
5 March 1944 | Crashed near Babraham, Cambridgeshire after taking off for an operational mission on 5-Mar-44 in P-47D 42-8604 when propeller ran out of control on take off. Killed in Action (KIA) | |
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Buried |
Pope County, MN, USA | East Zion Cemetery Pope County Minnesota USA | |
| Minnesota, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list