Name:
Wilbur Louis "Cuckoo", Jr. Bernauer
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
38484809
Unit:
554th Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1944-07-28
State:
Louisiana
Cemetery:
Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Louisiana
Plot:
Right of Center
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Bernauer Jr., the son of Wilbur L. Bernauer Sr. and Virginia Robinson Bernauer, was born on Dec. 23, 1920, in Patterson, Louisiana. Before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Force, Bernauer worked for the Patterson Shrimp Company. He enlisted in the service on April 21, 1943, and after "boot camp" and specialty training he was assigned as an aerial gunner on a Marauder medium bomber as part of the 554th Bomber Squadron 386th Bomber Group station in England. Cpl. Bernauer was Killed-In-Action over France on July 28, 1944, just two months after going overseas. He is now buried in the Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Patterson, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, USA.
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