Glenn Leroy Barr

Military

Assigned to 68BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x missions. ETD

 

Mission List: Kaiserslautern, Koblenz, Kassel, Hamburg, Offenburg, Kassel, Hamm, Best, Misburg, Ulm, Karlsruhe, Basdorf, Schwerin, Juvincourt, La Perth
Brunswick, Mery-Sur-Oise, Amiens, Erfurt, Troarn, Saarbrucken, Saarbrucken, Munich, Munich, Beaumont Le Roger, Creil, Doullens, Laon, Nucourt, Pa de Calais, Melun, Illiers L'Eveque, Orleans, Lisieux.

 

Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), GC, American Campaign, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16079357 / O-813392
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-110057
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: '057'
  • Unit: 68th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Corky
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Corky
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Jose Carioca
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Jose Carioca
  • Unit: 68th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group
T S Tessie
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: T S Tessie
  • Unit: 68th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

4 August 1923 Kansas City, Kansas

Enlisted

2 March 1943 EnlistedSan Antonio, Texas

Other

Discharged

18 October 1945

Died

27 July 1999 DiedSouthfield, Michigan