Though he was not present for the 48-hour push into Bastogne led by General Patton, Berkman would take part in the allied counteroffensive into Germany. The Lieutenant pointed at him and said, “you are now a machine gunner.” Berkman was assigned to their weapons platoon as an ammo bearer. Upon getting to his unit, their first lieutenant asked if anyone was a good mortarman, to which Berkman raised his hand. While traveling, men returning from the front lines told him that the best job was a mortarman, as it was the most protected. Upon his completion of basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina he was deployed overseas and assigned to Company F, 2 nd Battalion, 317 th Infantry Regiment, 80 th Infantry Division. Army in 1944 shortly after completing high school at Monticello, New York.
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