Wayne Arthur Barnett
Military
Left to right:
S/Sgt E. J. Benson, Austin, Minneapolis;
2nd. Lt. W. A. Barnett, Valentine, Nebraska;
S/Sgt. L.M. LeFevre, Los Angelis, California;
2nd. Lt. J.E. Zengerle, Annville, Pennsylvania;
S/Sgt. E.H. Loenard (sic), Duquesne, Pennsylvania;
2nd. Lt. P.J. Ciambelli, East Orange, New Jersey;
2nd. Lt. A.B. Millin, Brookville, Pennsylvania;
T/Sgt. J.P. Hurdle, Holly Springs, Mississippi;
S/Sgt. W.J. Lazar, Hermine, Pennsylvania;
S/Sgt. A.B. Bibbins, Weedsport, New york
Image courtesy of Astrid van Erp, Fields of Honour database at http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/
Object Number - UPL 7307 - Crew of the 388th Bomb Group beside the Boing B-17 Flying Fortress "Tom Paine" , England, 24 November 1943. Left to right: S/Sgt E. J. Benson,...
Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 25 May 1944 in B-17 42-31741 'Thunderbolt'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5264.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 25 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
|
Other Shot down |
51460 Poix, France | 25 May 1944 | Shot down 25 May 1944 in B-17 42-31741 'Thunderbolt'. POW. MACR 5264. |
|
Based |
Knettishall | 25 May 1944 | Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Valentine, NE 69201, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5264 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
