Morton Eugene Berger

Military
media-37523.jpeg UPL 37523 2LT Morton Eugene Berger
Navigator
Jack Glantz Crew
388th BG - 561st BS
Shot Down/Captured 22 May 1944

Object Number - UPL 37523 - 2LT Morton Eugene Berger Navigator Jack Glantz Crew 388th BG - 561st BS Shot Down/Captured 22 May 1944

Shot down 22 May 1944 in B-17 #4231707 'Winneman's Witch. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



The name of the aircraft was not "Winneman's Witch." The crash location was

Wennemanns Wisch, Germany



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jake's Jerks
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Lillian / War Weary
  • Unit: 561st Bomb Squadron 388th Bomb Group

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York, New YOrk 26 December 1920

Enlisted

New York, New York 13 October 1942

Died

Morristown, New Jersey 28 May 2004

Other

Shot Down/Captured

Wennemannswisch, Germany 22 May 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4955 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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