John R Bernert
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. Lt Bernert was lost in P-51D 44-13538 when the group bounced 10 x ME-109's near Amien. Crashed 9 miles SW of Beauvais. 5-Jul-44. MACR 6556.
Awards: DFC, 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-51 Mustang
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group 374th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Wheeling, WV 26003, USA | 16 April 1942 | |
Died |
60000 Beauvais, France | 5 July 1944 | Lt Bernert was lost in P-51D 44-13538 when the group bounced 10 x ME-109's near Amien. Crashed 9 miles SW of Beauvais. 5-Jul-44. MACR 6556. |
Born |
Jefferson County, OH, USA | ||
Buried |
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Based |
Bottisham | 5 July 1944 | Assigned to 374FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Steubenville, OH, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6556 / MACR 6556; Losses of 8th AF, vol.4 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list