Benjamin Butler Barnes
Military ROLL OF HONOUROn the operational mission 5th Dec. 1944 Lt. Barnes helped to engage 60 plus FW 190's in the Berlin-Eberswalde area Germany. The squadron broke into elements and Lt. Barnes and his wingman started into a steep L. turn at about 18,000 ft. Lt. Barnes rolled into a R. turn to go into attack, when 5 FW190's attacked him and his wingman from 5 o'clock. The wingman called for Lt. Barnes to break and separated from him. Lt. Barnes was not seen after this. No R/T was received from him by either the Group or Wing Control. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hughes County, SD, USA | 19 January 1921 | Son of Herman Deforst Barnes. |
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Based |
Martlesham Heath | 21 August 1944 - 6 December 1944 | Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Eberswalde, Germany | 5 December 1944 | Shot down by enemy fighters Berlin-Eberswalde area Germany. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing. Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. | ||
| South Dakota, USA | |||
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Enlisted |
South Dakota, USA | ||
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Buried |
Miller, SD 57362, USA | Memorialised G A R Cemetery Miller Hand County South Dakota, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
356th FG Assoc data;
MACR 10810;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
MACR 10810 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database