William H Barrett

Military

Completed 8 Combat missions with the 95th. Had to abort 1 mission w/ 482nd due to engine trouble. B-17 loaded with incendiary bomb cluster. Had to repin each cluster before landing. Shot down 21 February 1944 on 10th mission & had to bail out over Holland. Captured & spent 14 months as Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft I, Barth, Ger.



ETO/ American Services/ POW

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Units served with

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Born

Carrsville, Virginia 2 August 1918

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 2470