Bruce Dero Barton

Military

Object Number - UPL 51793 - Capt. Bruce Dero Barton, Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Crash landed in B-17 41-24439 'Chief Sly’ while serving as pilot on return from...

Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Crash landed in B-17 41-24439 'Chief Sly’ while serving as pilot on return from target Romilly-sur-Seine, France 20-Dec-42. Co-pilot was 2nd Lt. Arthur J. Reynolds. Aircraft was DBR and salvaged. No injuries reported in crash.

Awards: SS, DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18065560 / O-728171
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38069052
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17026354
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18066336 / O-727106
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11018233
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chief Sly
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Greenville County, SC 27 March 1919 Son of Michael David and Lottie Mae [Hunt] Barton.

Enlisted

2 July 1941 Charlotte, North Carolina

Died

Georgia 12 July 1969 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46465470/bruce-dero-barton

Buried

Graceland West Cemetery and Mausoleum Greenville, Greenville County, SC 15 July 1969 Graceland West Cemetery and Mausoleum Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina

Based

Bassingbourn Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date25 Oct 2020 18:26:36
ContributorAndrew Barton
Sources

Correction to bio

Date25 Oct 2020 18:18:56
ContributorAndrew Barton
Sources

Added awards

Date25 Oct 2020 17:33:02
ContributorAndrew Barton
Sources

Corrected chief sky to sly
Changed rank to captain

Date6 Dec 2014 20:44:32
ContributorLee8thbuff
Sources

Lee Cunningham 6-Dec-2014. All information and changes from "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:04:48
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol.1 by Bishop and Hey p. 55, Plane Names and Fancy Noses : The 91st BG by Bowden pp.49-51 pictures and accident account

Bruce Dero Barton: Gallery (3 items)