Daniel J Bergin

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media-31382.jpeg UPL 31382 Sgt. Daniel J Bergin, was the Top Turret Gunner on B17F 42-30330 390th Bomb group...

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Object Number - UPL 31382 - Sgt. Daniel J Bergin, was the Top Turret Gunner on B17F 42-30330 390th Bomb group...

Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30330 'Blood, Guts and Rust II', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30330

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blood, Guts & Rust II
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Near Krems Austria 8 October 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 784 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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