Morton Eugene Berger
Military
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UPL 37523
2LT Morton Eugene Berger
Navigator
Jack Glantz Crew
388th BG - 561st BS
Shot Down/Captured 22 May 1944
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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 |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
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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