George William Bernall
MilitaryAssigned to 342BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Munich 19-Jul-44, flak, crashed Forstern, Bavaria; Prisoner of War(POW) MACR 6745.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18159083 / O-816682
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico | 3 March 1922 | Son of Luis and Rose [Rican] Bernall. |
Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 28 November 1942 | |
Other Prisoner of War(POW) |
78-220 Tychowo, Poland | 19 July 1944 | Prisoner of War(POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Baled out |
Forstern, Germany | 19 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Munich 19-Jul-44, flak, crashed Forstern, Bavaria; Prisoner of War(POW) MACR 6745. |
Died |
Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 31 December 2005 | |
Based |
Amendola | 19 July 1944 | Assigned to 342BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Buried |
2224 S 200 W, Bountiful, UT 84010, USA | Interred Bountiful Memorial Park Bountiful, Davis County, UT. |
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