Archibald S Barnwell Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, Army of Occupation Medal, SS, PH.
Post war: Remained in USAF, rising to the rank of Captain, serving in Korea, awarded the silver star for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United Nations as Group Leader of fourteen F-84 type aircraft, 7th FBS, 49th FBG, 5th Air Force, on 17 February 1952. He was killed baling out of flaming F-84E 49-2229 in the vicinity of Bitburg, Germany. 13-Dec-52.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Crashed |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 9 July 1945 | Taxiing Accident Boxted/Sta 150 Cat 3 damage Lt Archibald S Barnwell Jr, 9-Jul-45 P-47M 44-21145 - 62FS 56FG 8AF |
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Other End of War |
Europe | 16 July 1945 | |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 16 July 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Crashed |
Germany | 26 September 1945 | Ground Loop due to Weather Germany Cat 3 damage Lt Archibald S Barnwell Jr, 26-Sep-45. P-51B15 43-24817 - 338FS 55FG 9AF. |
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Died |
54634 Bitburg, Germany | 13 December 1952 | Killed Baling Out due to Fire 2 miles SSE of Bitburg AB, Germany Cat 4 damage Lt Archibald S Barnwell Jr, 13-Dec-52. F-84E 49-2229 - 22FBS 36FBG 12AF |
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Based |
Boxted | 16 July 1945 | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Born |
Duval County, FL, USA | Son of Archibald J and Mariah C Barnwell. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm