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BERGERON, George Ovila - Date of
birth
8 April 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Manchester, Hillsborough County , New Hampshire -
Hometown
Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-796067 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
22nd Fighter Squadron,
36th Fighter Group
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 December 1944 - Place of
death
Wissen an der Sieg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Adelard Bergeron (father)
Amanda Bergeron (mother)
Herve H. Bergeron (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-19923 -
Data
Type: P-47D
Nickname: Lil Cookie
Mission: Rhubarb
MACR: 18060
More information
1st Lt George O. Bergeron was an accountant before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Manchester, New Hampshire on 27 January 1942.Statement of Maj Wilton H. Earle Jr, who flew in the same mission: "On 10 December 1944 Lt. Bergeron and I took off on a rhubarb mission from A-89 Le Culot, Belgium. After destroying various targets of opportunity, Lt. Bergeron's plane was hit by light flak from a marshalling area which we were attacking in the vicinity of Friekhofen, Germany. He called to me over the radio that he had been hit. After proceeding for about four (4) miles north, his plane smoking, the ship burst into flames. I saw him bail out, and circled the wooded area until he landed. He was apparently unhurt at the time he bailed out."
Lt Bergeron was initially buried at the cemetery of Sieg, Germany on 20 December 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: FOHF, www.ancestry.com - Manchester High School yearbook 1935