Clifton Russell Barber

Military

Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 42-5855, Prisoner of War. Bailing out of the plane over enemy territory, not knowing what happened to other crew members and what the future held. Living in Stalag XVII Prisoner of War camp with little food, heat, clothing, and medical assistance for 19 months. The forced march across Austria with no food and no shoes. Was liberated in a wooded area by the Americans. Then the trip home and adjustment to civilian life with so many memories.



PH / POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The wreckage of a B-17 Flying Fortress (RD-T, serial number 425855) of the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group.

42-5855

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ramp Tramp
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Benville, Minnesota 4 March 1919

Other

Prisoner of war

8 October 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / family, MACR 869, 306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, First Over Germany pg. 160