Richard Shirley Barnett

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media-53520.jpeg UPL 53520 Richard S. Barnett

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Object Number - UPL 53520 - Richard S. Barnett

Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions. William Protz crew. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-102580. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5307.

Awards: AM, PH

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

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

613th Bomb Squadron

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

People

William Frederick Protz

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-808459
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102580

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

42-107043

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Fitch's Bandwagon
Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

42-39840

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Lopin Lobo
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

42-97395

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Chute The Works
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Missions

376

Date: 28 May 1944

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Chehalis, WA	1 May 1921	Son of Fletcher Orval and Edna E [Gehrman] Barnett.
Enlisted	Seattle, WA, USA	24 April 1942	Seattle, Washington
Other 401st BG Combat Tour	Deenethorpe	26 April 1944 - 28 May 1944	Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.
Died	Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany	28 May 1944	Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-102580. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5307.
	Lewis County, WA, USA
Buried	Greenwood Memorial Park Centralia Lewis County WA		Re-Interred Greenwood Memorial Park Centralia Lewis County Washington