U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #37218415
418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Roman B. Beran is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Barton County, Kansas.
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Roman Beran (123755352) Suggested edit: T/Sgt Roman B. Beran was a graduate of Holy Family High School. He entered the service in August 1942 and trained at Kearns, Utah; Sheppard Field, Texas; Santa Monica, California; Fort Myers, Florida and Scott Field, Texas.
He was the top turret gunner on B-17 "Bastard's Bungalow" on a mission to bomb the rail yards of Frankfurt, Germany.
The airplane was hit by flak over Frankfurt. Approximately 10 km north of Brussels, Belgium, it lost an engine and pulled out of formation and headed for the undercast. It was smoking but appeared under control. At that time, Erich Scheyda, (an ace of JG26) attacked the straggling bomber that was diving for the undercast. Lt Scheyda damaged the B-17 further, but did not shoot it down. It flew on towards the North Sea and was hit by heavy flak over Vlissingen. The damaged B-17 turned North to a heading of approximately 010 degrees and started a descent, knowing that it could not make the trip across the English Channel. No parachutes were seen. The entire crew of 10 was killed.
The bodies of Harry Waskewicz, John Hamilton and Richard Anderegg were recovered near Ouddorp, Holland on 6 February 1944. They were buried on 7 February 1944 at Ouddorp Communal Cemetery. The body of John Joyce was recovered near Ellemeet, Holland on 5 April 1944 and was buried on 18 April 1944 in Haamstede Cemetery, near Ellemeet.
The wreckage of the plane is now located and lies near the Europort at Rotterdam. It now is located approximately 2 km southeast of the Hoek of the Europort. The Dutch Royal Navy is hoping to accomplish a side-scan sonar search of this area to re-locate the plane. There are still six crewmembers in the wreckage.
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Contributor: ET (47514618)
418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Roman B. Beran is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Barton County, Kansas.
***I would like to thank Ermadean Find A Grave ID 47295727 for creating this memorial and also adding the gravesite photo to it***
***I would like to thank usafdo Find A Grave ID 48612389 for adding their photos of Roman and his crew to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Bob Fuerst Find A Grave ID 48907509 for updating the middle name and birth location information on this memorial***
***I would like to thank ET Find A Grave ID 47514618 for linking family members to this memorial***
Roman Beran (123755352) Suggested edit: T/Sgt Roman B. Beran was a graduate of Holy Family High School. He entered the service in August 1942 and trained at Kearns, Utah; Sheppard Field, Texas; Santa Monica, California; Fort Myers, Florida and Scott Field, Texas.
He was the top turret gunner on B-17 "Bastard's Bungalow" on a mission to bomb the rail yards of Frankfurt, Germany.
The airplane was hit by flak over Frankfurt. Approximately 10 km north of Brussels, Belgium, it lost an engine and pulled out of formation and headed for the undercast. It was smoking but appeared under control. At that time, Erich Scheyda, (an ace of JG26) attacked the straggling bomber that was diving for the undercast. Lt Scheyda damaged the B-17 further, but did not shoot it down. It flew on towards the North Sea and was hit by heavy flak over Vlissingen. The damaged B-17 turned North to a heading of approximately 010 degrees and started a descent, knowing that it could not make the trip across the English Channel. No parachutes were seen. The entire crew of 10 was killed.
The bodies of Harry Waskewicz, John Hamilton and Richard Anderegg were recovered near Ouddorp, Holland on 6 February 1944. They were buried on 7 February 1944 at Ouddorp Communal Cemetery. The body of John Joyce was recovered near Ellemeet, Holland on 5 April 1944 and was buried on 18 April 1944 in Haamstede Cemetery, near Ellemeet.
The wreckage of the plane is now located and lies near the Europort at Rotterdam. It now is located approximately 2 km southeast of the Hoek of the Europort. The Dutch Royal Navy is hoping to accomplish a side-scan sonar search of this area to re-locate the plane. There are still six crewmembers in the wreckage.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-b/46527-beran-roman-b
Contributor: ET (47514618)
U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #37218415
418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Roman B. Beran is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Barton County, Kansas.
***I would like to thank Ermadean Find A Grave ID 47295727 for creating this memorial and also adding the gravesite photo to it***
***I would like to thank usafdo Find A Grave ID 48612389 for adding their photos of Roman and his crew to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Bob Fuerst Find A Grave ID 48907509 for updating the middle name and birth location information on this memorial***
***I would like to thank ET Find A Grave ID 47514618 for linking family members to this memorial***
Roman Beran (123755352) Suggested edit: T/Sgt Roman B. Beran was a graduate of Holy Family High School. He entered the service in August 1942 and trained at Kearns, Utah; Sheppard Field, Texas; Santa Monica, California; Fort Myers, Florida and Scott Field, Texas.
He was the top turret gunner on B-17 "Bastard's Bungalow" on a mission to bomb the rail yards of Frankfurt, Germany.
The airplane was hit by flak over Frankfurt. Approximately 10 km north of Brussels, Belgium, it lost an engine and pulled out of formation and headed for the undercast. It was smoking but appeared under control. At that time, Erich Scheyda, (an ace of JG26) attacked the straggling bomber that was diving for the undercast. Lt Scheyda damaged the B-17 further, but did not shoot it down. It flew on towards the North Sea and was hit by heavy flak over Vlissingen. The damaged B-17 turned North to a heading of approximately 010 degrees and started a descent, knowing that it could not make the trip across the English Channel. No parachutes were seen. The entire crew of 10 was killed.
The bodies of Harry Waskewicz, John Hamilton and Richard Anderegg were recovered near Ouddorp, Holland on 6 February 1944. They were buried on 7 February 1944 at Ouddorp Communal Cemetery. The body of John Joyce was recovered near Ellemeet, Holland on 5 April 1944 and was buried on 18 April 1944 in Haamstede Cemetery, near Ellemeet.
The wreckage of the plane is now located and lies near the Europort at Rotterdam. It now is located approximately 2 km southeast of the Hoek of the Europort. The Dutch Royal Navy is hoping to accomplish a side-scan sonar search of this area to re-locate the plane. There are still six crewmembers in the wreckage.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-b/46527-beran-roman-b
Contributor: ET (47514618)
418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Roman B. Beran is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Barton County, Kansas.
***I would like to thank Ermadean Find A Grave ID 47295727 for creating this memorial and also adding the gravesite photo to it***
***I would like to thank usafdo Find A Grave ID 48612389 for adding their photos of Roman and his crew to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Bob Fuerst Find A Grave ID 48907509 for updating the middle name and birth location information on this memorial***
***I would like to thank ET Find A Grave ID 47514618 for linking family members to this memorial***
Roman Beran (123755352) Suggested edit: T/Sgt Roman B. Beran was a graduate of Holy Family High School. He entered the service in August 1942 and trained at Kearns, Utah; Sheppard Field, Texas; Santa Monica, California; Fort Myers, Florida and Scott Field, Texas.
He was the top turret gunner on B-17 "Bastard's Bungalow" on a mission to bomb the rail yards of Frankfurt, Germany.
The airplane was hit by flak over Frankfurt. Approximately 10 km north of Brussels, Belgium, it lost an engine and pulled out of formation and headed for the undercast. It was smoking but appeared under control. At that time, Erich Scheyda, (an ace of JG26) attacked the straggling bomber that was diving for the undercast. Lt Scheyda damaged the B-17 further, but did not shoot it down. It flew on towards the North Sea and was hit by heavy flak over Vlissingen. The damaged B-17 turned North to a heading of approximately 010 degrees and started a descent, knowing that it could not make the trip across the English Channel. No parachutes were seen. The entire crew of 10 was killed.
The bodies of Harry Waskewicz, John Hamilton and Richard Anderegg were recovered near Ouddorp, Holland on 6 February 1944. They were buried on 7 February 1944 at Ouddorp Communal Cemetery. The body of John Joyce was recovered near Ellemeet, Holland on 5 April 1944 and was buried on 18 April 1944 in Haamstede Cemetery, near Ellemeet.
The wreckage of the plane is now located and lies near the Europort at Rotterdam. It now is located approximately 2 km southeast of the Hoek of the Europort. The Dutch Royal Navy is hoping to accomplish a side-scan sonar search of this area to re-locate the plane. There are still six crewmembers in the wreckage.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-b/46527-beran-roman-b
Contributor: ET (47514618)
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