Andrew M Barba

Military

Assigned 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: Wing
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Joker
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

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

Date
Changes
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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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list