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BERRY, Charles Ernest - Date of
birth
25 June 1914 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Marshall, Harrison County, Texas -
Hometown
Brown County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-802826 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
369th Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 February 1944 - Place of
death
Voiswinkel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 28 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Giles E. Berry (father)
Katherine (Harrell) Berry (mother)
Helen C. Berry (sister)
Katherine Berry (sister)
Gladys (Reagan) Berry (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31007 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Texas Glad
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area and railroad yards
MACR: 2239
More information
1st Lt Charles E. Berry attended college and worked in a refinery.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Dallas, Texas on 4 June 1942.
The airplane was hit by flak in one of the right wing tanks. The wing was on fire instantly. The plane rolled off to the right and went into a dive. At an altitude of about 18.000 feet the plane broke in two at the ball turret.
Three crew members survived and were taken prisoner. Eight men were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Odenthal.
Lt Berry is remembered at Greenleaf Cemetery in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, Phi Gamma Delta - October 1944
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Phi Gamma Delta - October 1944, http://www.306bg.us/, www.findagrave.com - Ed Walker