Albert W Barlow Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 23335 - Lt Albert W Barlow Jr 351FS, 353FG, 8AF. Pictured in a 339th Fighter Group P-51C.
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. 60 missions. Credited 1 kill. Baled out of his aircraft on 29-May-44 and rescued by ASR [RTD]. Hit by flak and baled out when engine afire, A/C P-47 'Jeannie' 42-22759 crashed near Aachen 8-Sep-44. Evaded (EVD). Evacuated to USA as a result of his wounds, later having both legs amputated below the knee. He retired a Captain in the USAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
A detailed biography can be found at:
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/albert-william-bill-…
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: WELA KAHAO!, Flak Bait
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 351st Fighter Squadron 552nd Fighter Training Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Seattle, WA, USA | 15 June 1924 | Son of Albert William Sr and Helen Grace [Kingen] Barlow. |
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Enlisted |
S Geiger Blvd, Spokane, WA 99224, USA | 26 June 1942 | Geiger Field Spokane WA, USA |
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Based |
Raydon | 3 May 1944 - 16 September 1944 | Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Baled out |
North Sea | 29 May 1944 | Baled out of his aircraft on 29-May-44 and rescued by ASR [RTD]. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 4 August 1944 | Bf109 Destroyed. |
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Other Evaded Capture |
Belgium | 8 September 1944 - 16 September 1944 | Evaded capture EVD, Returned to Duty RTD. |
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Other Baled out |
Aachen, Germany | 8 September 1944 | Hit by flak and baled out when engine afire, A/C P-47 'Jeannie' 42-22759 crashed near Aachen 8-Sep-44. Evaded (EVD). |
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Died |
Connell, WA 99326, USA | 20 May 2013 | |
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Buried |
Connell, WA 99326, USA | Cremated. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/page/84941187_albert_w%20barlow%20jr/details/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=119825126&PIpi=92…
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/albert-william-bill-…
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Barlow
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmpilot.asp?Pilot=Barlow%2C+Alb…
https://www.fold3.com/page/84941187_albert_w%20barlow%20jr/details/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=119825126&PIpi=92…
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/albert-william-bill-…
Merged with duplicate entry to include dteils from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 8564 ;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list.
Additional information from:
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/albert-william-bill-…
MACR 8564 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
