Korean War
Service # | 34072 |
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Rank | Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class U.S. Navy |
Date of Death | January 4 1954 |
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class Berger was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class Berger was a crew member of a P2V-5 Neptune patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 2, U.S. Navy. While on a night reconnaissance mission of North Korea and China coasts on January 4, 1954, contact was lost and he was declared Missing in Action.