Joseph R Berardi
Military
Object Number - UPL 60655 - Capt Joseph R. Berardi
Flew 32 missions as Aircraft Commander/Flight Leader bombing German targets from December 1943 to June 1944 including D-Day. We experienced many fighter attacks and anti-aircraft stalls. Our crew made it without a scratch.
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Unit Citation,
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lil Ginny, Casa de Embriagos
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New York State | 23 March 1923 | |
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Died |
Shillington, Pennsylvania | 2 November 2020 | Died Shillington, Pennsylvania |
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Buried |
Gethsemane Cemetery Laureldale, Berks County, Pennsylvania | 5 November 2020 | Interred Gethsemane Cemetery Laureldale, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://351st.org/ken.harbour/f086.HTML# / self, http://351st.org/ken.harbour/
