Richard A Proch

Military

On 18 March 1945 on mission to Berlin B-17 number 43-38600 damaged by flak over target wounding several crewmembers. Pilot Lt. Berryman turned east for Soviet lines. B-17 then attacked by German fighters. Berryman remained at controls while for crew to bail out and aircraft exploded. Berryman along with WG Sgt. Michael Riley and TG Norman Dahlin are believed to have been in the bomber when it exploded. Bailout occurred behind Soviet lines near Grodzisk. ROG Sgt. Leslie Chavet landed in a lake and drowned. The remainder of the eventually evacuated through ESCOM HQ at Poltava.



Proch was wounded by flak before bailout.

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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

43-38600

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group flies over Berlin during a mission. 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18/3/45 Berlin.'

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  • Date: 18 March 1945

Events

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Died

31 October 1925

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 13138

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MACR 13138

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Sam Martin, Reference Specialist, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force.
MACR 13138; RG 334, National Archives, College Park, MD.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Proch%2C+Richard+A