Rufus Luther Berry
MilitaryAssigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Dassburg rail bridge in B-26 43-34300 left formation shortly after IP, last seen vicinity of Ettelbruck. 23-Jan-45. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11924
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-719537
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Abilene, TX | 4 June 1922 | Son of Rufus Luther Snr and Mary Levania [Doss] Berry. |
Enlisted |
Dallas, TX | 5 February 1943 | |
Died |
Ettelbruck, Germany | 23 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Dassburg rail bridge in B-26 43-34300 left formation shortly after IP, last seen vicinity of Ettelbruck. 23-Jan-45. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11924 |
Based |
Boreham | 23 January 1945 | Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Abilene Municipal Cemetery Abilene, TX | Re-Interred Abilene Municipal Cemetery Abilene, Taylor County, TX |
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