Albert P Barber

Military
media-26521.jpeg UPL 26521 Lt Roberts and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based In England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October 1944.

Front row (not in order) : T/Sgt Alf Riveland (engineer) : T/Sgt Frank Renzi (radio) : S/Sgt Harold A. Carlson (ball turret gunner): S/Sgt Gerald R. Campbell (waist gunner): S/Sgt Albert P. Barber (tail gunner).

Back row (not in order) 1Lt Ingersall J. Roberts (pilot) : 2Lt Arthur Bluethenthal (copilot) : F/O Floyd L. Clark (navigator) : F/O Lloyd I. Long (bombardier).

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10217-A61690AC

https://www.fold3.com/image/161283216/?terms=42-102411

Object Number - UPL 26521 - Lt Roberts and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based In England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x missions. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ingersall J Roberts

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-666822
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102411

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Lace

43-31060

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Poque Ma Hone
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

43-38248

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

707

  • Date: 9 November 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Geauga County, OH, USA 26 January 1924 Son of Paul M and Eva R Barber.

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH, USA 15 February 1943

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

England, UK 28 February 1945 Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Died

Cuyahoga County, OH, USA 18 September 1998

Based

Molesworth 28 February 1945 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.
Cleveland, OH, USA

Buried

Mayfield Heights, OH, USA Acacia Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery Mayfield Heights Cuyahoga County Ohio, USA

Revisions

Date6 Mar 2017 12:44:46
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to biography, awards, events, aircraft associations and mission associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/page/88593420_albert_p%20barber/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/122232783/?terms=Albert%20P%20Barber
http://www.303rdbg.com/427roberts.html
http://www.303rdbg.com/rost-ab.html#B
http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/270.pdf
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=162410851

Date5 Mar 2017 19:56:40
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to highest rank, role, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
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Key Image ID.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:03:10
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster

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