Name | Berbrich, John Martin |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-799712 |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #110, effective 4 October 1943. |
Duty | Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 15 July 1944 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Accident Report # 43-10-09-503⇓ (2.904 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Berbrich, John Martin | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Nelson, Francis Page, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Schwartz, Julius Sol⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Alles, William George⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Moore, Howard Milton⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Kolassa, Edward Leonard⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Dennison, James Edward⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TBD |
SGT. Peloke, Dale Dean⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Connors, Albert William⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
SGT. Montz, Nemours Albert, "Nem"⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
-- | 9 October 1943 |
None Non-combat sortie |
Pilot | 41‑24529⇗ |
Berbrich took off at 1516 hrs for the purpose of slow-timing two engines (note that pilot Willing aborted this aircraft from the morning combat mission, landing at 1012 hrs). After flying for one-and-one-half hours, a fuel problem developed, so he attempted to land at 1640 hrs, running off the end of the runway and seriously damaging the aircraft. Sortie Report⇗ |
--⇗ | 30 October 1943 |
Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑29723⇗ | Sortie Report⇗ |
34⇗ | 3 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑29636⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
35⇗ | 5 November 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
39⇗ | 1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Waterbeach, Cambs. Sortie Report⇗ |
43⇗ | 16 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑3429⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
44⇗ | 20 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; dropped bombs 'a short time after the target, ... regarded as ... jettisoned.' Sortie Report⇗ |
46⇗ | 24 December 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Composite group, low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
47⇗ | 30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑5909⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy; aircraft and unidentified crew supplied by 482nd BG. Sortie Report⇗ |
52⇗ | 11 January 1944 |
Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31235⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑40005⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
63⇗ | 20 February 1944 |
Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
65⇗ | 22 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
78⇗ | 20 March 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31740⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
79⇗ | 22 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, composite high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
81⇗ | 24 March 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31740⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
82⇗ | 26 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France |
Pilot | 42‑97081⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Pilot | 42‑97081⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41 Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
85⇗ | 29 March 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Woolfox Lodge, Rutland, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31222⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Squadron lead, low group. Turned back at 1000 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
90⇗ | 18 April 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
91⇗ | 19 April 1944 |
Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
92⇗ | 20 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Pilot | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit A Wing, High Group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97273. Took off late (1622 vs 1525 hrs) but caught formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
95⇗ | 25 April 1944 |
Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France |
Pilot | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
101⇗ | 7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
102⇗ | 8 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
105⇗ | 11 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
111⇗ | 21 May 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France |
Pilot | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group A Low Squadron Lead. Landed away at RAF Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire, on return. Sortie Report⇗ |
113⇗ | 23 May 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Pilot | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
119⇗ | 29 May 1944 |
Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland |
Pilot | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |