Ralph Peter Ezra Berg was born in Kitchener, ON on April 11, 1922, to Frederick Henry and Frieda "Hammer" Berg. Ralph joined the RCAF on September 15, 1942, signed up as aircrew, and graduated as a navigator with a commission on March 2, 1944. He was posted overseas on May 3, 1944, and served with 101 Squadron. He completed 32 operational sorties with bomber command based in the U.K. He served in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Continental Europe. Ralph received an honourable discharge on September 19, 1945, and was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, 1939-1945 Star, Operational Wings, and Navigators Badge. Returning to civilian life, Ralph enrolled in the University of Toronto and studied to become an architect. He drew his own blueprints and built houses throughout Kitchener, Waterloo, New Hamburg, and surrounding areas. A highlight accomplishment was teaming up with a friend and building a large stained glass window which is installed in the Trinity Lutheran Church in New Hamburg. In May 1933, at the age of 71, Ralph lost his life due to a farm accident and is buried in the cemetery of Philipsburg Lutheran Church.
Buried: May 31, 1993
Buried: May 31, 1993
Ralph Peter Ezra Berg was born in Kitchener, ON on April 11, 1922, to Frederick Henry and Frieda "Hammer" Berg. Ralph joined the RCAF on September 15, 1942, signed up as aircrew, and graduated as a navigator with a commission on March 2, 1944. He was posted overseas on May 3, 1944, and served with 101 Squadron. He completed 32 operational sorties with bomber command based in the U.K. He served in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Continental Europe. Ralph received an honourable discharge on September 19, 1945, and was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, 1939-1945 Star, Operational Wings, and Navigators Badge. Returning to civilian life, Ralph enrolled in the University of Toronto and studied to become an architect. He drew his own blueprints and built houses throughout Kitchener, Waterloo, New Hamburg, and surrounding areas. A highlight accomplishment was teaming up with a friend and building a large stained glass window which is installed in the Trinity Lutheran Church in New Hamburg. In May 1933, at the age of 71, Ralph lost his life due to a farm accident and is buried in the cemetery of Philipsburg Lutheran Church.
Buried: May 31, 1993
Buried: May 31, 1993
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