Harold E. Bergman

BERGMAN, Harold Eugene   "Yo-Yo" Servicenumber: O-739889 Age: 23 Born: 10 March 1920, Hankinson, Richland County, North Dakota Hometown: Ellendale, Dickey County, North Dakota Family: Roy G. Bergman (father) Eva (Wolfe) Bergman (mother) Dorothy A. (Holsinger) Bergman (sister) Rank: First Lieutenant Function: Co-Pilot Regiment: - Battalion: - Division €“ Transport: - Company €“ Squadron: 511th Bomber Squadron Unit €“ Group: 351st Bomber Group, Heavy Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) Serialnumber: 42-29852 Type: B-17F Nickname: Fire Ball Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany MACR: 1160 Date of death: 3 November 1943 Status: MIA Place of death: Willemshaven, Germany Spot: Not available Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart Gravenumber: Walls of the Missing Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten Biography: - Other information: 1st Lt Harold E. Bergman enlisted in Lisbon, North Dakota on 1 April 1941. He graduated from Ellendale High School in 1940. He enlisted in the 188th Field Artillery unit of the National Guard at Oakes, North Dakota, later transferring to the Air Force. He was attached to the Eight Air Force in England. Lt Bergman in his last letter home said that he had completed his 18th mission. Shot down by fighters. Pilot Lt. Elmer J. Nardi. Target Wilhelmshaven. Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.351st.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Mary Johnson Corcoran (cousin), www.findagrave.com - Phil Squires, www.newspapers.com - The Bismarck Tribune 11 November