Albert V Barney

Military

Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 #41-28738 'Meat Around the Corner'. Landed in Switzerland, Interned.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Meat Around the Corner
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Other

Interned (INT)

11 May 1944

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4801 / MACR 4801 & Page 272 of the book LIBERAORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 & 458bg.com (Goldsmith  crew in 754th BS) & (Goldsmith crew in 754th BS) / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database