Bernard Francis Priebe
Military
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Object Number - UPL 51276 - Benard Priebe shown with AT-6 during flight training.
Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Was once co-pilot to Capt Robert B Campbell on B-17 41-24497 'Mizpath II'.
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, American Defense and Campaign, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06802914
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball/Tail gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17036335
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Luftwaffe Waterloo
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dame Satan
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Destiny's Tot
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chief Sly II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 June 1943
- Date: 11 June 1943
- Date: 29 May 1943
- Date: 17 May 1943
- Date: 14 May 1943
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
St Joseph, Missouri | 18 February 1917 | Son of Alfred C and Mary Elizabeth [Pfeiffer] Priebe. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Leavenworth, KS | 8 November 1941 | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas |
|
Other Discharged USAAF |
19 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Farmington, MI | 5 June 2004 | |
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Buried |
St. Fabian Catholic Church, Farmington Hills, MI | 9 June 2004 | Funeral Mass Wednesday 11 am at St. Fabian Catholic Church, Farmington Hills, Michigan |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added by Rick Graham, friend of Kurt Priebe, son of Bernard F Priebe.
Added by Rick Graham, friend of Kurt Priebe, son of Bernard F Priebe.
By Rick Graham, friend of Kurt Priebe, son of Bernard F Priebe requested this input.
Rick Graham is a friend of Kurt Priebe, son of Bernard F Priebe who requested this information to be input.
Rick Graham at the request of Kurt Priebe, son of Bernard F Priebe.
Rick Graham at the request of Kurt Priebe, sin of Bernard F Priebe.
Rick Graham at the request of Kurt Priebe, son of Bernard F Priebe.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter