World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Laurence Lloyd Berns
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Garber, Iowa
Honored By
Marine Veteran
SERVED 1943-1946 AS TAIL GUNNER IN A B-24 LIBERATOR. ASSIGNED 451ST BOMB GROUP AT FOGGIA, ITALY IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MARCH 21, 1945 SHOT DOWN OVER HUNGARY, PRISONER OF WAR AND WOUNDED. AWARDED PURPLE HEART, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL, 4 STAR EUROPEAN THEATER AWARD, AIR MEDAL OAK LEAF CLUSTER, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.