World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Glen L. Berg
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lebanon, Missouri
Honored By
Glen L. Berg
Relationship
Self
ACTIVE DUTY FROM 1942 TO 1946. A NAVY AIR CORPS PATROL PLANE PILOT SERVED 2 TOURS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC; SOLOMON ISLANDS, GUADALCANAL, NEW GEORGIA AND BOUGAINVILLE WITH PATROL SQUADRON VP81 'BLACK CAT'. FLYING A PBY5A CATALINA SEA PLANE. SECOND TOUR IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PALAWAN WITH SQUADRON DPB111 FLYING A PB4Y1 AND THE PB4Y2 PRIVATEER. AWARDED 2 DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS MEDALS, 5 AIR MEDALS, 2 ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER RIBBONS, 2 OUTSTANDING UNIT CITATION RIBBONS AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946.