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Casualty Info
Home Town Chicago
Last Address North Korea
Casualty Date Dec 31, 1953
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Korea, North
Conflict In The Line of Duty
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
"First Lieutenant Berman was the pilot of a AT-6D Mosquito observation aircraft with the 6148th Tactical Air Control Squadron, 6147th Tactical Air Control Group. On December 9, 1951, while flying an air-ground control mission, his aircraft was shot down and he was listed as Missing in Action. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial... Source: American Battle Monuments Commission, The Korean War Honor Roll, http://www.abmc.gov
"Date of Loss: 511209, Tail Number: 42-85723, Aircraft Type: AT-6D, Wing or Group: 6147th Tac Ctl Gp, Squadron: 6148th Tac Ctl Sq, Circumstances of Loss: Possibly downed by AAA at approx 15251, Crewmembers Associated With This Loss:
Berman, Bernard 1Lt USAF MIA
Parker, Lonnie L 1Lt USAF MIA" Source: Korwald Loss Incident Summary, http://www.dtic.mil
Comments/Citation:
Bernard Berman was the son of Harry and Sarah Berman. He lived with his family in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois in 1930. He enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private on May 5, 1945 at Fort Sheridan. Sources: 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com & U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com
"Name: Bernard Berman
Birth Date: 6 Feb 1928
Gender: Male
Home City: Chicago
Home State: Illinois
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 31 Dec 1953 (Note: Presumed death date)
Processed Date: Nov 1976
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile-Died While Missing
Casualty Cause: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea
Casualty Air: Fixed Wing Air Casualty-Pilot
Service Branch: US Air Force
Component: Reserve
Rank: First Lieutenant
Pay Grade; First Lieutenant" Source: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957, Ancestry.com
