467th Bombardment Group (H)
Research Site
Scales, Bernard Ellis
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Scales
Bernard
Ellis

Serial Number
Enlisted:
35900604
Birth Info
Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:
26 Apr 1918

Petersburg
Pike Co.
Indiana, United States
Residence
Place of Residence:
417 E. 12th St.
Muncie
Delaware Co.
Indiana
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:

Place of Enlistment:
05 Jan 44

Unknown at this time
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:

Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time

Air - Northern Route
Discharge Info
Date:

Place:
23 Aug 45

Passing Info
Date of Death:

Place of Death:

20 Aug 1989

Muncie
Delaware Co.
Indiana, United States

Cemetery:


Jones Cemetery
Muncie,
Delaware Co., Indiana, United States:

Notes
Topic
No Notes at this time
Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
24 Jan 45
Awarded Air Medal
Sergeant
29 May 45
RZI Orders
789th
Sergeant
E-0611 - Aerial Gunner
Gunner
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
143
11 Dec 44
Hanau
789th
Right Waist Gunner
42-95004
The Honey Wagon
145
18 Dec 44
Coblenz
x
789th
Right Waist Gunner
42-94881
146
24 Dec 44
Daun / Gerolstein / Ober
789th
Right Waist Gunner
42-95032
Silver Chief
148
26 Dec 44
Niederlahnstein
789th
Right Waist Gunner
42-50309
Plow Jockey / Tenovus
151
29 Dec 44
Prum
x
789th
Right Waist Gunner
44-10607
156
03 Jan 45
Zwiebrucken
x
789th
Right Waist Gunner
42-95032
Silver Chief
157
05 Jan 45
Cochem
789th
Right Waist Gunner
44-10488
Massilon Tiger
160
13 Jan 45
Rudesheim
789th
Right Waist Gunner
42-51289
162
16 Jan 45
Dresden
789th
Right Waist Gunner
42-51289
166
03 Feb 45
Magdeburg
791st
Right Waist Gunner
42-50816
167
06 Feb 45
Magdeburg
791st
Right Waist Gunner
42-50816
172
15 Feb 45
Magdeburg
791st
Right Waist Gunner
44-48860
184
01 Mar 45
Ingolstadt
791st
Right Waist Gunner
44-48860
186
03 Mar 45
Nienburg
791st
Right Waist Gunner
42-52599
192
11 Mar 45
Kiel
791st
Right Waist Gunner
44-48860
193
12 Mar 45
Swinemunde
791st
Right Waist Gunner
44-48860
195
15 Mar 45
Zossen
791st
Right Waist Gunner
42-50949
201
22 Mar 45
Kitzingen
791st
Right Waist Gunner
42-51832
203
24 Mar 45
Nordhorn
791st
Right Waist Gunner
44-49513
206
30 Mar 45
Wilhelmshaven
791st
Right Waist Gunner
44-48860
211
06 Apr 45
Halle
791st
Right Waist Gunner
44-50250
School Daze
213
08 Apr 45
Unterschlauersbach
791st
Right Waist Gunner
44-50325
217
14 Apr 45
Pointe De Grave
791st
Right Waist Gunner
44-49591
221
20 Apr 45
Zweisel
791st
Right Waist Gunner
44-49591
Total Flights: 27
Total Combat: 24
Total Dispatched: 23
Total Credited: 21
Stories
Date
Topic
Author
29 Dec 1944
Miracles thicker than fog
James Jerome Murphy

Diary Entries
Date
Type
Author
No known Diary Entries at this time