On Memorial Day I honor the memory of my Great Uncle Ely Berenson, Killed In Action on September 18, 1944.
Thanks to @MStefanski1 for telling his story.
Thanks to @MStefanski1 for telling his story.
https://twitter.com/MStefanski1/status/1306995182752194564
Signed by Harry Truman: 
Ely's Purple Heart:
Ely's grave in Belgium:
Ely's brother Morrie, also a B-17 Navigator, stayed on in the @usairforce until after Vietnam.
He retired a Full Bird Colonel.
He worked in the Pentagon, knew Truman, and still it took decades for him to figure out what happened to his little brother:
He retired a Full Bird Colonel.
He worked in the Pentagon, knew Truman, and still it took decades for him to figure out what happened to his little brother:
Morrie and Ely, three months before Ely's tragic death:
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