Louis Truett Barron
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 23728 - 2nd Lt Louis T Barron 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission for bombers whose target was Villacoublay. Approaching the rendezvous at Forges, France the squadron was pounced on by Fw190's from III Gruppe, JG.2. 2nd Lt Barron was one of four squadron mates to be shot down 26-Jun-43 in P-47 41-6376 Killed in Action (KIA). No MACR issued.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Oktaha, OK 74450, USA | 28 January 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Ellington Field, Houston, TX 77034, USA | 15 November 1941 | Ellington Field Houston Texas USA. |
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Died Killed in action |
40700 Doazit, France | 26 June 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Villacoublay. Squadron pounced on by Fw190's from III Gruppe, JG.2. 2nd Lt Barron was one of four squadron mates to be shot down 26-Jun-43 in P-47 41-6376 Killed in Action (KIA). No MACR issued. |
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Buried |
Fort Gibson, OK 74434, USA | 26 April 1949 | Re-Interred Fort Gibson National Cemetery Fort Gibson Muskogee County Oklahoma, USA |
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Based |
Boxted | 26 June 1943 | Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
40700 Doazit, France | Interred Doazit Cemetery France. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list ;
www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey pp. 166, NARA
