Name:
Frederick A. Bergman
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-860085
Unit:
563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-10-13
State:
Minnesota
Cemetery:
Oneota Cemetery, Duluth, Minnesota
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Frederick A. Bergman was born on January 23, 1921. He was the Navigator aboard B-17F Flying Fortress #42-30205 "Battlin' Betsy." He was killed in crash, just beyond end of runway during a non-combat flight in Knettishall, Suffolk, England. Frederick is now buried in the Oneota Cemetery, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.