Serviceman

Bernard B Fletcher

840thHQ

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Army serial number: 37469759
Rank: Sgt (15 December 1943), Sgt (17 December 1943), SSGT (4 July 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), TSGT (10 July 1944), T/Sgt (18 July 1944), TSGT (23 September 1944)
Hometown: Grand Island NE; GRAND ISLAND NE; Grand Island, NE
Also written: Bernard Fletcher
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 214, 249
Sources: 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 37469759); verify

Crews

Louis Theodore Seith Commanding Officer · 840th
Victor P. Vlahovich Crew · 840th

Awards

Date	Award	General order	Rank then
4 July 1944	Air Medal	1555	SSGT
6 July 1944	Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster	1604	SSGT
6 July 1944	Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster	1608	SSGT
10 July 1944	Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster	1744	TSGT
23 September 1944	Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster	3566	TSGT
23 September 1944	Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster	3566	TSGT
23 September 1944	Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster	3566	TSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

9 entries, first 30 November 1943, last 18 July 1944; grades seen: Sgt, T/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

1943-11-30 HQ: AAEG Sgt Alfred L. Van. Deren
1943-11-30 HQ: AAEG Sgt Alfred L. Van Deren 1816296£ AG Sgt ANDREW (NMI) KISHA
1943-12-06 HQ: Alfred L Van Deren
1943-12-06 HQ: /lfred L Van Deren
1943-12-06 HQ: Alfred L Van Deren
1943-12-15 HQ: Fr dy to sk hosp 14 Dec 43 0 744419 Smith (1035) 2nd Lt
1943-12-17 HQ: Above 3 EM fr sk hosp to dy.
1944-06-05 840th: S/Sgt 11 Promoted to gr of T/Set (T), per Par 5, so 89, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (H), dtd 1 June We.
1944-07-18 840th: Van Deren, Jr s/Sgt

National Archives pages: roll 457939243 p. 700, roll 457939243 p. 708, roll 458053820 p. 129, roll 458053820 p. 195, roll 458053820 p. 270, roll 458053820 p. 294, roll 458053820 p. 297, roll 478083643 p. 17, roll 481433713 p. 503

Photographs naming him

B-17 42-102429 · view at 15thaf.org

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Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 3 · 15 July 1944

1955
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5. Engineer
Navarro, Charles P. /I/Sgt 19163057 Mary Novarro, wife,
606 E. Munroe St.,
Phoenix, Arizona.
6. Asst Engineer
Stewart, Leolass C. Cpl 39567415 Mrs. Doris Stewart,
wife, 811 Olympic Blvd,
Montebello, Calif.
7. Radio Operator
Fletcher, Bernard B.
I/Sgt
3746975
Clara M. Fletcher,
9
mother, 922 W 4th St.,
Grand Island, Nebraska.
8. Asst Radio Oper.
Watkins, Robert I.
T/Sgt 15098296
Thelma Watkins, mother,
RFD #1, Adrian, Mich.
9. Arnorer Gunner
Barton, Stephen H.
s/sst 31126614
Edward B. Barton, fathery
269 Lincoln Ave.,
Amherst, Massachusetts.
10. Asst Armorer Gunn. VanDeren, Alfred L. Jr. s/sgt 18162968 Vera Pauline VanDeren,
mother, 3501 McFaulin
Blvd, Dallas 5 Texas.
11. IDENTIFY BELOW THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE DELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNO-VLEDGE or AIR-
CRAFT AND CHECK APPROPRIATE (cnly one) COLULN TO INDICATE BASIS FOR SAME:
Contacted Last
Saw
NALE IN FULL
RANK
SERIAL NO. by Radio Sighted Crash Forced Landing
1. Jack H. Leatherman 2nd Lt. 0807466
2. Louis E. Guerrina lst Lt. 0436450
X
3. Peter E. Mendoza
T/Sgt. 39265653
12. IF PERSONNEL ARE believed TO HAVE SURVIVED, CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
( ) Parachutes were used ( ) Persons seen walking away from scene of crash
() Any other reason (specify)
Unknown.
13. ATTACHI, AS IN INCLOSURE TO THIS REPORT, EITHER AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, MAP, CHART,
OR SKETCH, SHOWING APPROXIMATE LOCATION WHERE WAS LAST SEEN.
14. ATTACH, AS INCLOSURES TO THIS REPORT, EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH,
FORCED LANDING, OR OTHER CIRCURISTANCES PERTAINING TO MISSING AIRCRAFT. Attached.
15. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO THIS REPORT, A DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENT OF
SEARCH, IF ANY, AND GIVE NAME, RANK, AND SERIAL NUMBER OF OFFICER IN
CHARGE HERE: (If no search, so state giving reason) Air Sea Rescue conducted
search but to no avail.
DATE OF THIS REPORT: 17 July 1944.
WLL Shin
W. L. LINN,
Kajor, Air Corps,
4
Incls:
Operations Officer.
Incl 1 - Overlay
Incl 2 - Statement of Lt. Leathernan
Incl 3 - Statement of Lt. Guerrina
Incl 4 - Statement of T/Srt. Mendoza
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National Archives, MACR 6955, page 3 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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