Name:
Jesse Warren Berryhill
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-801742
Unit:
417th Night Fighter Squadron
Date of Death:
1944-02-11
State:
Mississippi
Cemetery:
Nettleton Cemetery, Mississippi
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt Jesse W. Berryhill, pilot of the Beaufighter BT287 "Sad Sack II", took off from Dijon on a transport mission to Istres-le Vallon. However, a bad blizzard made them lose their bearings and crash into a mountainside at 2100.