R
adioman Torpedo Squadron One (VT-1)
Timeline
Birth- 11 June 1918
Chamberlain South Dakota
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 22 years
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Navy
Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Rate
Aviation Radioman (ARM)
Service Number
3166872
Aircraft Assignment
TBF/TBM Avenger "radioman" - operated radios and manned 30 caliber gun
Stationed- 1943
Alameda, San Diego, Hilo & Kaneohe Hawaii
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Torpedo Squadron One (VT-1)
Enlistment- 25 Sept 1940-Age: 22 years
Omaha Nebraska
Award
Air Medal
Marriage- 12 Feb 1947-Age: 29 years
Lorna May Gaskill
Death- 5 Apr 2014-Age: 96 years
Chamberlain South Dakota
Other Facts
Father
Emil J.C. Bergner
Full Name
Lawrence Willrodt Bergner
Mother
Laura Amanda Bergner (Willrodt)
Sibling
John, Clarice
Child
Louis, Marla