John Leo Barth

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media-57132.jpeg UPL 57132 Lieutenant John Leo Barth was a member of the 506th Fighter Squadron, 404th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force during WWII. He flew thirty-eight missions in the P-47 and was awarded the Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters. Based first at Winkton in Hampshire, he participated in the D-Day invasion. His service was cut short when he was wounded by a landmine while walking to his aircraft in France, losing a leg and thumb.

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Object Number - UPL 57132 - Lieutenant John Leo Barth was a member of the 506th Fighter Squadron, 404th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force during WWII. He flew thirty-eight missions...

Lieutenant John Leo Barth was a member of the 506th Fighter Squadron, 404th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force during WWII. He flew thirty-eight missions in the P-47 and was awarded the Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters. Based first at Winkton in Hampshire, he participated in the D-Day invasion. His service was cut short when he was wounded by a German landmine while walking to his aircraft in France, losing a leg and thumb.

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Born

Salina, KS 7 June 1922

Died

Medford, OR 5 November 2004

Buried

Eagle Point National Cemetery Eagle Point, Jackson County, OR 10 November 2004 Eagle Point National Cemetery Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon

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