Bernard R J Barab
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return ramrod to Hanover, mid air collision with P-51 42-106910 pilots lost each other in the sun whilst manouvring. Crashed near Munster in P-51 44-13574 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11079.
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-826462
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Trenton, NJ, USA | 23 January 1942 | |
Died Killed in action |
Münster, Germany | 26 November 1944 | Failed to Return ramrod to Hanover, mid air collision with P-51 42-106910 pilots lost each other in the sun. Crashed near Munster in P-51 44-13574 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11079. |
Born |
Atlantic County, NJ, USA | ||
Buried |
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
MACR 11079 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11079