Raymond A Barr
MilitaryPhotos from Fans of B17 Flying Fortress facebook group
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 785th Bomb Squadron 466th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-677262
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Guess Who's Here
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
7 September 1922 | ||
Enlisted |
8 October 1942 | Jefferson Barracks | |
Died |
25 May 1998 | ||
Buried |
28 May 1998 | Marshfield Cemetery • Marshfield, Webster County, Missouri, USA | |
Born |
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Born |
Revisions
Barr was a member of Crew #507 of 785th BS. NOT 787.
"Attlebridge Diaries" - John Woolnough
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom
Chris Brassfield - 466th BG Historian & Archivist
Details added from The Eighth Air Force Historical Society facebook group, supplied by Pat Barr, Son of Raymond A Barr, waist gunner on "Guess Who's Here"
Photos from Fans of B17 Flying Fortress facebook group, courtesy of Ray Barr's son
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116299907/raymond-a-barr
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=1388784
Attlebridge Notes 1976 Members Register - page 1