Donald Macy Barnard
MilitaryAssigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. 30 missions. EOW.
Awards: AM (3 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, Army of Occupation.
Post War: Released from active system in April 1946. Remained in USAF reserve rising to the rank of Lt Colonel. Graduated in 1949 from the University of Wyoming with a masters in Agronomy.
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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
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Evanston, Wyoming | 26 December 1923 | Son of Frederic Swain and Ethel M [Ranney] Barnard. |
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Enlisted |
Laramie, WY, USA | 10 December 1942 | |
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Based |
Kings Cliffe | 23 January 1945 | Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 3 May 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Crashed |
Neubiberg, Germany | 21 August 1945 | Crash Landing Neubiberg/R-85 Cat 3 damage Lt Donald M Barnard, 21-Aug-45. P-51C10 43-25054 - 79FS 20FG 8AF |
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Died |
Evanston, WY 82930, USA | 23 March 2003 | |
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Other End of War |
Europe | ||
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Buried |
Evanston, WY 82930, USA | Evanston City Cemetery Evanston Uinta County Wyoming, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list