Franklin Garfield Barrett
Military
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Object Number - UPL 20047
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 42-30176 'Assassin. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Assassin
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Marion County, IN, USA | 30 September 1921 | |
Enlisted |
15 October 1942 | Drafted | |
Died |
Plainfield, IN, USA | 4 May 2002 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Belgium | 17 August 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to biography and unit associations
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 401
Contributornyfreedombelle
ChangesChanges to middlename, events and media associations
Sources
This is my mother-in-law's father.
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
MACR 401 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database