David Luther Barkhurst

Military
eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. UPL 67459 UPL 67459 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 8 March 1944/ Berlin, Germany - Erkner (ball bearings).
Back Row: George Marquardt (B), Harold Groh (N), Clarence Stearns (P), Dale O. Smith (AC/CP), William Wismann (OBS/TG), Keith Garrison (N).
Front Row: Theodore Corrigan (WG), John Robison (WG), Albert Fulwider (BT), Thomas Benson (RO), David Barkhurst (TT).
547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 8th Air Force 252 42-31433 Grafton Underwood George M Marquardt Harold C Groh Clarence G Stearns Dale Orville Smith Theodore Bernard Corrigan John Timothy Robison Albert Clayton Fulwider William C Wismann Thomas Joseph Benson David Luther Barkhurst Keith M Garrison On

Object Number - UPL 67459 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 8 March 1944/ Berlin, Germany - Erkner (ball bearings). Back Row: George Marquardt (B), Harold Groh (N), Clarence...

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. Shot down 13-Apr-44 in B-17 42-31433 'Rum Pot', evaded capture for 7 days. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3865.



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 1 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jewett, OH. 12 June 1913 Son of Hal Haze and Edna Pearl [Lowmiller] Barkhurst.

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA 28 April 1942 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Other

Baled out & Evaded

13 April 1944 - 20 April 1944 Shot down 13-Apr-44 in B-17 42-31433 'Rum Pot', evaded capture for 7 days.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 20 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft XVIIb.

Died

Bulger, PA 4 March 2011

Based

Grafton Underwood 13 April 1944 Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Updated the "POW" event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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TSgt. David L. Barkhurst was my grandfather.

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ContributorRichard L Moore
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TSgt. David L. Barkhurst was my grandfather.

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ContributorRichard L Moore
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TSgt. David L. Barkhurst was my grandfather.

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TSgt. David L. Barkhurst was my grandfather.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3867 / MACR 3867, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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