Raymond E Barto
MilitaryStanding, left to right :
Pilot 2Lt James B. Prevost, Co-Pilot F/O Allen Boorse Jr (KIA), Navigator F/O Astor Perry, Bombardier F/O Robert F. Kearney, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Sgt James C. Quillen.
Kneeling, left to right : Radio Operator Sgt Henry C. Howard, Left Waist Gunner Sgt John C. Colbert, Tail Gunner Sgt George A. Streeter, Ball Turret Gunner Sgt Raymond E. Barto, Right Waist Gunner Sgt Benjamin W. Dankosky.
The crew ditched in the North Sea on return from the Brunswick mission 5 August 1944. All were rescued by the ARS, except Co-Pilot Boorse, who apparently stayed stuck in the cockpit when the B-24 sank after ditching. (Photo Dankosky family)
Photo from www.458bg.com
Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Returned to Duty (RTD) from mission to Brunswick, Germany 5-Aug-44 in B-24 41-29359; A/C ditched due to fuel starvation. Picked up by ASR. RTD. MACR 8675.
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13125119 / T-62414
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33764791
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12228037
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35450626
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11093262 / T-2862
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Tail Wind
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Philadelphia, PA | 30 September 1924 | Son of Edward and Florence M Barto. |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 8 December 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Other Returned RTD |
North Sea | 5 August 1944 | Returned to Duty (RTD) from mission to Brunswick, Germany 5-Aug-44 in B-24 41-29359; A/C ditched due to fuel starvation. Picked up by ASR. RTD. MACR 8675 |
Other Discharged USAAF |
21 May 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
6 July 1982 | ||
Based |
Horsham St Faith | 10 February 1945 | Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/83869957-raymond-e-barto
https://www.fold3.com/image/128587510?rec=128587928
https://www.fold3.com/record/622931421-raymond-barto-1924
https://www.458bg.com/crewaj9prevost.htm
https://www.458bg.com/Crews/Prevost/DrawingBarto_WEB.jpg
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8675 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database