Bernard Patrick Greeley

Military

TSgt. Bernard Patrick Greeley was a B-24 Radio Operator assigned to to the 565th Bomb Squadron, the 389th Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force, USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the bombing mission on the Ploesti oil refineries flying the B-24D, 42-40629, and returned safely to base (RTB). 1 Aug 43.



Sgt. Greeley was killed on a training flight of the, TB-17F, 42-6071, out of McCook AFB. Died Non Battle (DNB). 10-Apr-45



Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), GC, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1699045
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-728838
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Colonel Jack W Wood of the 448th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Jack W Wood CO 20 CBW, became USAF Controller General Washington DC.'
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Combat Bomb Wing 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (14th Combat Bomb Wing)
  • Highest Rank: Major General
  • Role/Job: Chief of the British-American Air Component, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces Mission to Franc

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - The Scorpion
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Beverly, MA 26 December 1920 Son of Mary Theresa [Flanagan] Greeley.

Enlisted

Boston, MA 6 June 1942 Boston, Massachusetts

Died

NW of Maywood, NE 10 April 1945 Killed on training flight of TB-17F 42-6071 out of McCook AFB Died Non Battle (DNB), NW of Maywood, Nebraska

Buried

Hamilton Cemetery Hamilton, Essex County, MA 11 April 1945 Hamilton Cemetery Hamilton, Essex County, Massachusetts

Based

Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Best Web - B-24 - 42-6071

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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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389th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia