Andrew M Barba
MilitaryAssigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 6th Fighter Wing. Transferred to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Transferred to 495FTG.
EOW.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Joker
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Iran | 23 December 1919 | Son of Michaleal and Sulton Barba. |
Enlisted |
Hartford, CT, USA | 14 January 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut |
Other Crashed |
Selma, AL, USA | 1 October 1942 | Forced Landing Engine Failure Destroyed by Fire 4 miles W of Selma, AL Cat 5 damage Lt Andrew M Barba, 1-Oct-42. P-40 40-298 - 92SchSq |
Other Discharge USAAF |
2 October 1942 | Honourable discharge. | |
Based |
Duxford | 16 February 1943 - 4 July 1943 | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Transferred |
4 July 1943 - 12 October 1943 | Transferred to 6th Fighter Wing. | |
Other Transferred |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | 12 October 1943 - 17 May 1944 | Transferred to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Transferred |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber DN19, UK | 17 May 1944 | Transferred to 495FTG. |
Died |
Conklin, NY | 3 January 1986 | |
Other Promotion |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Bristol, CT 06010, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit roster in DUXFORD DIARY book by Duxford Aviation Society
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