Russell A. Berg
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Russell Allen Berg (6 January 1917 – 24 January 2002) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. During World War II he flew Supermarine Spitfires with the British Royal Air Force, earning the British Distinguished Flying Cross and bar. He also flew reconnaissance missions during the Korean War.
Biography
Russell Allen Berg was born on 6 January 1917 in
Roosevelt High School in 1935 and from Grinnell College, from which he received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1940.[2][3]
Berg began training with the
10th Photographic Group.[2][3] After the war, Berg became an instructor with the Wisconsin Air National Guard, and then was assigned to the Headquarters of the Tactical Air Command at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.[2] In 1946, he married Joan Mortrude. They had two children: a daughter, Marilee, and a son, Thomas.[1]
During the
Berg returned to the United States in August 1960, and became chief of staff of the Ballistic Missile Division located at
Los Angeles Air Force Station in El Segundo, California. He then became vice commander of the Satellite System Division, and deputy director of the Air Force Special Projects Office.[3] Other positions he held include deputy director of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory and assignments with the United States Secretary of the Air Force and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[2] On 1 February 1967, he became director of the Office of Space Systems. He retired on 1 August 1970.[2]
Awards Berg received include the
Berg died on 24 January 2002 in
San Antonio, Texas, and was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Russell Allan Berg". Legacy.com. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Brigadier General Russell A. Berg". United States Air Force. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-937219-15-4. Retrieved 10 April 2020.