Seymour Berman

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Last Name: Berman
First Name: Seymour
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Nickname: Syd

Birthdate: September 26, 1916 [1]
Birthplace: Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, USA [2]

Wilmington Residence: In 1940 and 1942 his address was listed as 5 E. 12th St., Wilmington, Delaware [3]

High School: Completed 4 years high school [4]
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Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: Insurance Salesman; Bellanca Aircraft Corp. [5]

Branch of Armed Services: United States Army Air Force
Armed Services Serial Number: 12012465 [6]
Service Duration: July 14, 1941 – September 30, 1961. [7]

Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Air Force Advance Flying School, Kelly Field, TX; Wichita, KS; New Orleans, LA; Memphis, TN; Navigation School, Hondo TX; Indianapolis, IN; Oklahoma City, OK; Chicago, IL; Geiger Field, Spokane, WA; Ephrata Air Force Base, Ephrata, WA

Unit(s): 8th Replacement Wing;, 2nd Air Force; 43-3 Navigation; 395 Bomber Group; 483rd Bomber Group; 816 Bomber Squad, 483rd Bomber Group

Rank(s): 2nd Lt. U. S. Army Air Corps; Capt.

Theater(s) of Operation: Africa; North Africa; Russia

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Of Interest: 12/19/41 - Detailed explanation of what being learned at flying school; 2/19/45 letter intimtes he is trying to help fly injured friends home; 5/16/44 letter alludes to war being in full blaze by the time you get this

Delaware Connection: Dave Weiner; Ralph Margolin (?); Harry Frist; Tommy Poland; Marty Balick

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First Letter to Mollye: 07/26/1941
Last Letter to Mollye: 02/19/1945
Number of Folders in Mollye Collection: 4
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  1. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54477033/seymour-berman
  2. (ibid.)
  3. Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: m-t062700550; Page 9A; Enumeration District: 4-36
  4. (ibid.)
  5. National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards For Delaware, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 5; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946. NAID: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.
  6. File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64, National Archives
  7. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946. NAID: 1263923. World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park. College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.