Virgil Barnes
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Shot down near Prague in B-17 'Belle of the Brawl' #42-107202
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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: Belle of the brawl
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
E St Louis, Missouri | 5 September 1916 | |
Died |
24 August 1944 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 24 August 1944 | |
Buried |
Lemay, Missouri, USA | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Plot: Sec 79 Site 87 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Changed the label of the “Interred” event to "Killed in Action (KIA)".
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8287 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database