Archie Roland Barlow Jr
MilitaryJoined 67th Bomber Squadron 5 October 1943. Shot down by fighters after bombs away on mission to V-1 sites at Escalles-sur-Buchy on 21 January 1944 in B-24H #42-7635 'Ram It-Dam'It. Evaded (EVD). Stayed with French Underground until 23 April 1944. Crossed from France to Spain on the night of 21-22 April 1944. Was ultimately guided to Gibraltar where he arrived on 29 May 1944 (according to his E&E report). Was flown back from Gibraltar on 29 May, arriving in England the following day. Returned to base 4 June 1944. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 687.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36153693 at enlistment, then O-683831
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32337637
- Role/Job: Gunner / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18076981
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Photographer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12164582
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA | 22 February 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
29 October 1942 | Camp Shelby, Mississippi | |
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Other Bailed out |
21 January 1944 | of 42-7635 over France | |
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Other Landed in parachute |
21 January 1944 | 15km South of Amiens (Somme), France | |
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Other Evaded capture |
21 January 1944 - 29 May 1944 | Helped by French citizens and members of the French Résistance, was back in England on 30 May 1944 | |
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Died |
23 April 2000 | Calhoun, Georgia | |
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Buried |
Archie Barlow rests at the Roseland Mamorial Park Cemetery in Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
Revisions
(He was not "the sole survivor"...)
MACR 2357
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 687 - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5555327
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2357 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd, MACR 2357, 8th AF Losses; 8 Ball Tails, Vol. 13, No. 5, pg 237