Friedman Bernard

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Bernard Friedman is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Douglas C-47 (42-93095) D-Day Crash Memorial

Upottery Airfield US Armed Forces Plaque

Name:

Bernard Friedman

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-698426

Unit:

91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group

Date of Death:

1944-06-06

State:

Cemetery:

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missour

Plot:

Row:

25-31

Grave:

Decoration:

Comments:

2nd Lt Bernard Friedman, navigator of the Douglas C-47 42-93095, took off from Uppottery, UK on a personnel drop as part of Operation Albany. While over Sainte-Mere-Eglise the plane was hit by AA fire, causing one of the engines to burst into flames. The pilot tried to land the plane in a field by the RN13 but it clipped a hedgerow and exploded, killing everyone aboard. The wreck burned for three days. No bodies were ever found and vegetation hasn�t grown on the crash site to this day.