Emil Berry Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Personal records
Object Number - UPL 46310
Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshaven in B-24 42-52467 'Hula Wahine II' 31-7-44; shot down by flak and crashed at Dudweiler. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7747
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16119118
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Louisville, KY, USA | 29 August 1915 | Son of Emil Sr and Lelah [Sonner] Berry. |
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Enlisted |
Allentown, RI | 26 May 1942 | Allentown, Rhode Island |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Dudweiler, Germany | 31 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshaven in B-24 42-52467 'Hula Wahine II' 31-7-44; shot down by flak and crashed at Dudweiler. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7747 |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Plot D Row 25 Grave 40 | ||
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Based |
Bungay | 31 July 1944 | Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate record to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
MACR 7826.
Burial detail from http://www.findagrave.com
ContributorAAM
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Sources
MACR 7747 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database