John R Berens

Military

Assigned to 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Transferred to 1st PFF Sqn(Prov), 9AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters leading 397BG to Ahrweiler, Germany in B-26 44-67881. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44 MACR 15984.

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

391st Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Walter Paul Bernard Garbisch

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 391st Bomb Group 572nd Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-684310
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-67881

Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Unit: Ninth Air Force

Missions

The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95865) nicknamed "Sky Hag" of the 391st Bomb Group.

757

Date: 23 December 1944

Places

Andrews Field

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Great Saling

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Buffalo, NY, USA	18 August 1941
Died	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany	23 December 1944	Shot down by fighters leading 397BG to Ahrweiler, Germany. KIA. 23-Dec-44 MACR 15984.
Buried	Louisville, KY, USA		Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky, USA
Buried			Tablets of the Missing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Based	Matching		Assigned to 391BG, 9AF USAAF.
	Onondaga County, NY, USA
Born	Wisconsin, USA
Based	Andrews Field	23 December 1944	Transferred to 1st PFF Sqn(Prov), 9AF USAAF.