Archie Roland Barlow Jr
MilitaryJoined 67th Bomber Squadron 5 October 1943. Shot down by fighters after bombs away on mission to V-1 sites at Escalles-sur-Buchy on 21 January 1944 in B-24H #42-7635 'Ram It-Dam'It. Evaded (EVD). Stayed with French Underground until 23 April 1944. Crossed from France to Spain on the night of 21-22 April 1944. Was ultimately guided to Gibraltar where he arrived on 29 May 1944 (according to his E&E report). Was flown back from Gibraltar on 29 May, arriving in England the following day. Returned to base 4 June 1944. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 687.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18162569
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35037588 at enlistment, then O-741141
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11052903 at enlistment, then O-748585
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17106849
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14091150 at enlistment, then O-800356
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ram-It-DamIt
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA | 22 February 1923 | |
Enlisted |
29 October 1942 | Camp Shelby, Mississippi | |
Other Bailed out |
21 January 1944 | of 42-7635 over France | |
Other Landed in parachute |
21 January 1944 | 15km South of Amiens (Somme), France | |
Other Evaded capture |
21 January 1944 - 29 May 1944 | Helped by French citizens and members of the French Résistance, was back in England on 30 May 1944 | |
Died |
23 April 2000 | Calhoun, Georgia | |
Buried |
Archie Barlow rests at the Roseland Mamorial Park Cemetery in Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
Revisions
(He was not "the sole survivor"...)
MACR 2357
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 687 - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5555327
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2357 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd, MACR 2357, 8th AF Losses; 8 Ball Tails, Vol. 13, No. 5, pg 237