David Barth
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 14571 - Standing Lt's FD Slough, JL Warner, RL Lacombe, Scott Kneeling L-R: Sgt's EW Harbison, JE Caillier, D Kennon, HJ Seigfeldt, Griffin, D Barth B-24...
Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Kaiserlautern in B-24 42-95260 'Lilli Marlene'; lost an engine approaching enemy coast, aborted mission with feathered prop on faulty engine, on approach to base lost 2nd engine, A/C crashed with loss of crew. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-718848
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1699168
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lilli Marlene
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs 68th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
28 December 1944 | ||
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Born |
New York City, NY | Son of Louis L and Rose [Borsodi] Barth. | |
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Based |
Shipdham | 28 December 1944 | Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd