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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Walter Robert Berger, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Oakboro, North Carolina

Honored By

Ms. Katharine Berger

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HEADQUARTERS, 13TH ARMY AIR FORCE, SOUTH PACIFIC, THE CREW OF A MITCHELL BOMBER. FLYING SKILL OF THEIR PILOT WAS BETTER THAN THE MARKSMANSHIP OF ONE JAPANESE SNIPER. ON THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 11 1945, A BULLET SEVERED THE OIL LINE, LIEUTENANT BERGER FEATHERED THE PROP OF POWERLESS ENGINE SALVOES THE BOMB LOAD, RADIOED FOR RESCUE PLANE, KEPT BOMBER OUT OF SEA; RESCUED.