James F Berger
MilitaryShot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #41-24565 'The Rambling Wreck', Prisoner of War (POW).
Earlier 10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, with B-17#42-5482 'Cat O'Nine Tails' running out of fuel landed at Bedfordshire. Crew returned.
Awards: POW
Connections
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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
Missions
- Date: 5 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 5 November 1943 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Added an association to the A/C #42-5482 listed in the "Summary biography" .
Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field and then removed the duplicate person.
Copied the "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added S/N and POW camp info from POW records at the National Archives. Added a "Summary biography" copied from another of his crew.
MACR 1157 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database