Carlton P Barrow

Military
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. media-395078.jpg FRE 5135 The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5135 - The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Promoted to Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #224 dated 13 November 1944.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-37822

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Lead Banana
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Virginia, USA 30 September 1914

Enlisted

Erie, PA, USA 8 January 1943 Private, Branch Immaterial

Died

Pennsylvania, USA 11 May 2002 Burial: Gate of Heaven Cemetery Erie Erie County Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Aircraft Accident

Ringway, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11, UK 16 March 1945 Passenger on B-17 42-37822 during a training mission. Hard landing, right gear collapsed, aircraft ground looped, no injuries. Accident Report #45-03-16-523.

Revisions

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Sources

http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=8455

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&t…

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6410631

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

AAIR 45-03-16-523 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 5135 - The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th...