Lee F Barrows Jr
Military
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Object Number - UPL 60616 - The Nelson Hardin Crew 306th BG
He flew on Nelson Hardin crew. Reported to ETO on 27 Nov 1943.
Attacked by 12 FW190s on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 29 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39950 'Wampus Cat' crash landed SW of Amsterdam after 7 crewmembers baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW, AM 3OLC,
The Nelson Hardin Crew 306th BG
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wampus cat
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
2 December 1953 | ||
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Born |
Charleston, West Virginia | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 29 March 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Added a connection to A/C #42-39950 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3481, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, First Over Germany pg. 229, Russell Strong Index Cards, 306th BGA Collection, NARA, / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
