Joe served as a Staff Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B17-G "Boomerang" #42-102610, 602nd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Salt Lake County, Utah prior to the war.
B17-G #42-102610 took off, with a crew of 9, from Nuthampstead, England on a bombing mission over Bischofsheim, Germany. Shortly after takeoff this B-17 was seen with smoke trailing from the engines and to eventually crash into the English Channel. Upon impact with the water the B-17 exploded. Rescue operations found "1" crew member struggling in the water ( 1st Lt. Walker ) but they were unable to rescue him before he perished. The remains of "2" other crew members were also later found ( S/Sgt.'s Fox & Stewart ). The remains of the rest of the crew were never found.
Joe was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with "3" Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 39920353
Son of Mrs. Gertrude Bergant who resided in Salt Lake City, Utah.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B17-G #42-102610:
Bergant, Joe ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, UT
Doerr, Lyle J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, ND
Earle, Hazen V. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MA
Fox, Thomas H., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MD
Gaiser, Joseph R. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Kiska, Joseph J. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Stewart, Robert A. ~ S/Sgt, Togglier, IN
Teague, Giles L. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NC
Walker, John P. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, OR
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Salt Lake County, Utah prior to the war.
B17-G #42-102610 took off, with a crew of 9, from Nuthampstead, England on a bombing mission over Bischofsheim, Germany. Shortly after takeoff this B-17 was seen with smoke trailing from the engines and to eventually crash into the English Channel. Upon impact with the water the B-17 exploded. Rescue operations found "1" crew member struggling in the water ( 1st Lt. Walker ) but they were unable to rescue him before he perished. The remains of "2" other crew members were also later found ( S/Sgt.'s Fox & Stewart ). The remains of the rest of the crew were never found.
Joe was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with "3" Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 39920353
Son of Mrs. Gertrude Bergant who resided in Salt Lake City, Utah.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B17-G #42-102610:
Bergant, Joe ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, UT
Doerr, Lyle J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, ND
Earle, Hazen V. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MA
Fox, Thomas H., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MD
Gaiser, Joseph R. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Kiska, Joseph J. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Stewart, Robert A. ~ S/Sgt, Togglier, IN
Teague, Giles L. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NC
Walker, John P. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, OR
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Joe served as a Staff Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B17-G "Boomerang" #42-102610, 602nd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Salt Lake County, Utah prior to the war.
B17-G #42-102610 took off, with a crew of 9, from Nuthampstead, England on a bombing mission over Bischofsheim, Germany. Shortly after takeoff this B-17 was seen with smoke trailing from the engines and to eventually crash into the English Channel. Upon impact with the water the B-17 exploded. Rescue operations found "1" crew member struggling in the water ( 1st Lt. Walker ) but they were unable to rescue him before he perished. The remains of "2" other crew members were also later found ( S/Sgt.'s Fox & Stewart ). The remains of the rest of the crew were never found.
Joe was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with "3" Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 39920353
Son of Mrs. Gertrude Bergant who resided in Salt Lake City, Utah.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B17-G #42-102610:
Bergant, Joe ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, UT
Doerr, Lyle J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, ND
Earle, Hazen V. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MA
Fox, Thomas H., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MD
Gaiser, Joseph R. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Kiska, Joseph J. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Stewart, Robert A. ~ S/Sgt, Togglier, IN
Teague, Giles L. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NC
Walker, John P. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, OR
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Salt Lake County, Utah prior to the war.
B17-G #42-102610 took off, with a crew of 9, from Nuthampstead, England on a bombing mission over Bischofsheim, Germany. Shortly after takeoff this B-17 was seen with smoke trailing from the engines and to eventually crash into the English Channel. Upon impact with the water the B-17 exploded. Rescue operations found "1" crew member struggling in the water ( 1st Lt. Walker ) but they were unable to rescue him before he perished. The remains of "2" other crew members were also later found ( S/Sgt.'s Fox & Stewart ). The remains of the rest of the crew were never found.
Joe was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with "3" Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 39920353
Son of Mrs. Gertrude Bergant who resided in Salt Lake City, Utah.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B17-G #42-102610:
Bergant, Joe ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, UT
Doerr, Lyle J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, ND
Earle, Hazen V. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MA
Fox, Thomas H., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MD
Gaiser, Joseph R. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Kiska, Joseph J. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Stewart, Robert A. ~ S/Sgt, Togglier, IN
Teague, Giles L. ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NC
Walker, John P. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, OR
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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