Berg, Eddie Ray, 1932-1952

Eddie Ray Berg (December 7, 1932-June 13, 1952) was a Staff Sergeant and tail gunner in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.

Staff Sergeant Berg was a crew member on a RB-29A with the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, US Air Force. On June 13, 1952, the aircraft departed Yokato Air Base, Honshu, Japan on an electronic surveillance mission. It was shot down by 2 Russian MiG-15's over the Sea of Japan south of Mys Ostrovnoy, north of Hokkaido and 120 miles from the Russian coast. Two empty rafts were spotted on the open ocean with no occupants.

Berg was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on November 15, 1955. He is remembered at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington.