Name:
Ely Berenson
Rank:
Flight Officer
Serial Number:
T-125737
Unit:
568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-09-18
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neuprè, Belgium
Plot:
C
Row:
5
Grave:
30
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Ely Berenson was born on May 19, 1924, in Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey. He was the son of Samuel S. Berenson and Dora Fogelman Berenson.
Ely served in the 568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Flight Officer and Navigator on the B-17 #43-38175 “I’ll Be Seeing You” during World War II. He was Killed in Action on September 18, 1944, when his aircraft was shot down by German artillery during a mission in Warsaw, Poland. He is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neuprè, Belgium.