Barney Parks Casteel Jr

Military
Lieutenant Barney P. Casteel of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, stands beside his battle damaged P-47 Thunderbolt (UN-A, serial number 43-25531), May 1944. media-377464.jpg FRE 220 Lieutenant Barney P. Casteel of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, stands beside his battle damaged P-47 Thunderbolt (UN-A, serial number 43-25531), May 1944. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 220 - Lieutenant Barney P. Casteel of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, stands beside his battle damaged P-47 Thunderbolt (UN-A, serial number...

Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: DFC, AM(4OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME, National Defense Service, UN and Korean medal.



Post War: Flying 182FBS, 136FBW F-84E Thunderjet 51-586 over Korea, hit by flak, unsuccessful bale out 21-Jan-52 Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Judy Georgia Peach
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (356th Fighter Group)

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Atlanta, GA, USA 13 February 1923

Based

Boxted 27 January 1944 - 11 August 1944 Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Boxted, Colchester, UK 6 May 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Transferred

Atcham, Shrewsbury, UK 11 August 1944 Transferred to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

North Korea 21 January 1952 Flying 182FBS, 136FBW F-84E Thunderjet over Korea, hit by flak, unable to bale out 21-Jan-52 Killed in Action (KIA).

Buried

Dayton, OH, USA Tablets of the Missing Korean War Memorial Dayton, Ohio

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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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