Date of birth:

February 15th, 1914 (Eberswalde/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

October 28th, 2008 (Stuttgart/Baden-Württemberg , Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, German Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Feldwebel

Unit:

Flugzeugführer 1. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 77

Awarded on:

July 20th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)

Unit:

1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

May 17th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, 1.Staffel, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

July 20th, 1944

Action:
Awarded after flying 700 ground attack sorties. By this time he had managed to destroy 30 tanks, 1 armoured train and 2 supply barges on the Volga. He was also credited with damaging a Soviet cruiser.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Mark C. Yerger
• Photo: Mark C. Yerger archive
  
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