World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Ely Berenson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Garfield, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 390TH BOMB GROUP, 568TH BOMB SQUADRON AT FRAMLINGHAM AIR FIELD, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND. NAVIGATOR ON THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER, "I'LL BE SEEING YOU", WHICH WAS SHOT DOWN BY GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE AND FIGHTER PLANES WHILE DROPPING SUPPLIES TO POLISH RESISTANCE FORCES NEAR LOMIANKI, POLAND ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1944. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART.