Thomas C Barnes Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 2 x kills [Do24 x 2]. Completed Tour of Duty ETD.
Awards: DFC, AM (5 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- 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
- Nicknames: - Ambrose II
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Santa Ana, CA, USA | 22 February 1943 | |
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Other Transferred |
North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field), San Diego, CA 92135, USA | 22 March 1944 | Transferred from 330FS, 329FG. |
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Based |
Wittering | 22 March 1944 - 6 December 1944 | Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK | 15 June 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 6 December 1944 | |
| Oxnard, California | |||
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Born |
Ventura County, CA, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King;'s Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list