Bernard R J Barab
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return ramrod to Hanover, mid air collision with P-51 42-106910 pilots lost each other in the sun whilst manouvring. Crashed near Munster in P-51 44-13574 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11079.
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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 Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-826462
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Trenton, NJ, USA | 23 January 1942 | |
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Died Killed in action |
Münster, Germany | 26 November 1944 | Failed to Return ramrod to Hanover, mid air collision with P-51 42-106910 pilots lost each other in the sun. Crashed near Munster in P-51 44-13574 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11079. |
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Born |
Atlantic County, NJ, USA | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
MACR 11079 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11079