Louis Elvin Barnett
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 51760 - 2nd Lt Louis E. Barnett, 359FG
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Brux, Germany. Shot down in melee with E/A in P-51 44-13404, crashed near Utickein 12-Sep-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8650
Awards: DFC, PH.
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Units served with
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- 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: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Michigan, USA | 9 March 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI, USA | 14 March 1943 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Based Killed in Action |
East Wretham | 4 August 1944 - 12 September 1944 | Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Brux, 24259 Westensee, Germany | 12 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Brux, Germany. Shot down in melee with E/A in P-51 44-13404, crashed near Utickein. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8650. |
| Detroit, Michigan | |||
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Buried |
Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens Detroit MI | Re-Interred Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens Detroit Michigan USA | |
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Buried |
Re-Interred |
Revisions
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmpilot.asp?Pilot=Barnett%2C+Lo…
https://www.fold3.com/image/28688294
https://www.fold3.com/page/84437464_louis_e%20barnett/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/319577366/?terms=Louis%20E%20Barnett
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190501159/louis-elvin-barnett
GENERAL ORDER # 650, 24 December 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8650 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
