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Bergner, Lee Ray

Individual Personnel Data
Name Bergner, Lee Ray   ‡
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 16092708   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #255 dated 24 December 1944, effective 24 December 1944.
Duty Flexible Gunner / Togglier
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date TBD
Results TBD
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 30 March 1922
  • Promoted to Sergeant effective 5 January 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #4 dated 5 January 1945.
  • Ordered to Palace Hotel, Southport, AAF Station 524 (a Flak house) on 18 January 1945 for seven days Temporary Duty to carry out instructions of the Commanding General per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #15 dated 17 January 1945.
  • Reclassified from MOS 611 to MOS 612 effective 26 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #66 dated 26 March 1945.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 3 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 3 April 1945.
Related Documents Accident Report # 45-01-10-519⇓ (7.046 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Whitesides, John B⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Moxley, John C⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Miner, Alfred Norris⇗NavigatorWNC
CPL. Dube, Roland Raymond, "Rollie"⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
CPL. Sayers, Francis Asbury, Jr⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
S/SGT. Shields, Howard Earl⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Dupas, Emmett George⇗Tail GunnerTBD
CPL. Bergner, Lee RayFlexible GunnerTBD
CPL. Huff, Robert Emil⇗Flexible GunnerWNC
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 27 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
251⇗ 5 January 1945 Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
252⇗ 7 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point
Type: Military
Location: Blankenheim, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
253⇗ 8 January 1945 Target: Railroad
Type: Transportation
Location: Kyllburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
254⇗ 10 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bonn, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑97263⇗ Crashed on takeoff; aircraft a 'complete wreck', all crew survived, two seriously injured, one minor injuries.
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261⇗ 28 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑38013⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38757 when displaced by Ruckman. Did not take off due to snowstorm.
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262⇗ 29 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Siegen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying spare; joined formation.
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263⇗ 1 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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264⇗ 3 February 1945 Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑37788⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
268⇗ 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
270⇗ 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
271⇗ 22 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ülzen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
272⇗ 23 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Plauen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire.
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274⇗ 25 February 1945 Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38647⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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277⇗ 28 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
280⇗ 3 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
281⇗ 4 March 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at at Glatton Airfield, AAF Station 130, on return due to low fuel.
Sortie Report⇗
285⇗ 10 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Schwerte, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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288⇗ 14 March 1945 Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River
Type: Transportation
Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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289⇗ 15 March 1945 Target: Army HQ
Type: Military
Location: Zossen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron. Turned back due to #3 engine turbo failure.
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290⇗ 17 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑37788⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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292⇗ 19 March 1945 Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group.
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293⇗ 20 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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294⇗ 22 March 1945 Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E
Type: Military
Location: Westerholt, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Released bombs late.
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295⇗ 23 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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297⇗ 24 March 1945 Target: Twente Enschede Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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299⇗ 28 March 1945 Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works
Type: Industry
Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
300⇗ 30 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard
Machine Shop
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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301⇗ 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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303⇗ 4 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fassberg, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
304⇗ 5 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany 		Togglier 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗

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