Joel Anderson Berly Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 36770 - "Lead crew on bombing mission to Oranienburg, Germany, in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 10...
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. On 3rd mission, an aborted mission to Stuttgart; Crashed Braydon Crag, Cheviot Hills on 16-Dec-44 returning to base due to failure of Gee and radio compass. Retired to Duty (RTD). Became lead radio operator and flew with 303 until war ended.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Mascot
- Nationality: British
- Role/Job: Sheep dog
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13119430 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 10 April 1945
- Date: 24 March 1945
- Date: 16 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Anderson, South Carolina | 31 October 1924 | Son of Joel Anderson Snr and Grace F Berly. |
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Enlisted |
Clemson, SC | 10 December 1942 | |
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Other Survived crash RTD |
Braydon Crag, Cheviot Hills | 16 December 1944 | Aborted mission to Stuttgart; Crashed Braydon Crag, Cheviot Hills on 16-Dec-44 RTD |
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Died |
Florence, SC | 8 October 2003 | |
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Buried |
Old Stone Church Cemetery, Clemson, SC | 13 October 2003 | Old Stone Church Cemetery Clemson, Pickens County, SC |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster
