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2nd Air Division Association Journal — Falll 1999
Periodical · 2nd Air Division Association · Vol. 38, No. 3 · 1999 · Second Air Division Journal
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Carroll A. Berner.
Pilot · 328th Squadron · Of Lidgerwood, ND.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Carroll Berner flew a B-24 to England via Labrador and Iceland and was assigned to the 328th Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. His first mission was September 10, 1944, followed the next day by a mission to Magdeburg. He flew a total of 35 missions, including a supply drop at Nijmegen where 18 planes departed and only two returned unharmed.
He received five Air Medals for his service.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Position
Pilot
Mission Count
35
Hometown
Lidgerwood, ND
Missions flown.
6 catalogued · 22 Feb 1945 — 09 Oct 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Before and after.
§ The Civilian Years
Before the War
Carroll Berner was born on a farm near Lidgerwood, ND in December 1919. His primary education was in a one-room prairie school. He entered the Army Air Corps in February 1943 and graduated from pilot training at Lubbock, TX on December 5, 1943. He completed B-24 transition training at Liberal, KS.
After the War
Berner married Delta Knight in February 1946 and had two sons, Geoffry and Steven. He earned an engineering degree at USC and worked in flight test and management at Teledyne Ryan in San Diego for 20 years. In June 1975 he married June Everett. He retired from the Reserves in November 1979 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was a semi-retired real estate broker.
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§ Provenance
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