Bernardo Marcos Yorba Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 60656 - 2nd Lt Bernardo M. Yorba Jr
Pilot, Yorba crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 42-29803 'Flat Foot Floogie'. Mission #39 to the Kugel-Fisher ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 1037. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III.
Fullerton, CA
Awards: AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31083156
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33324280
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17160104
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37234120
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676977
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 26 September 1943
- Date: 15 September 1943
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Anaheim, California | 27 March 1921 | Born Anaheim, California |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan Poland | 14 October 1943 - 2 February 1945 | Stalag Luft III Zagan Poland |
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Died |
Anaheim, California | 13 June 1998 | Died Anaheim, California |
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Buried |
Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, California | 16 June 1998 | Interred Holy Sepulcher Cemetery Orange, Orange County, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1037