World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Emmet Bergeron
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Laureen M. Bergeron
Relationship
Daughter
ON NOVEMBER 1, 1943, THE 12TH ARMY AIR FORCE WAS MERGED INTO THE NEW 15TH ARMY AIR FORCE AND EVENTUALLY COMPLETED THE WAR IN EUROPE. WHILE ATTACHED TO THE 15TH ARMY AIR FORCE, 5TH BOMB WING, THE FLYING FORTRESS B-17 AIRCRAFT OF THE 301ST WERE BASED IN LUCERA, ITALY, A SATELLITE AIR FIELD OF FOGGIA, ITALY.