William John Barrett
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 79599
UPL 79599
TSgt William J Barrett was a B-17 radio operator during WWII, assigned to 91st BG 323rd BS.Killed in action on 17 aug 43, flying aboard 42-29559 "Stupntakit"
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Object Number - UPL 79599 - TSgt William J Barrett was a B-17 radio operator during WWII, assigned to 91st BG 323rd BS. Killed in action on 17 aug 43, flying aboard 42-29559...
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29559 'Stupntakit'. Killed in Action (KIA).
2 other crew members were killed; 4 were seriously wounded and made prisoner (POW); 3 others managed to evade capture, but one of them was caught just before reaching Spain. See the evaders' pages at www.evasioncomete.be (search on 42-29559)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19040558 and O-729796
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15068629
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17063087 and O-733617
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32351637
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Engineer / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13031786
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Radio Operator / Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stupntakit
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
![Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413725.jpg.webp?itok=AMwIgGyH)
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 11 October 1908 | |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | 10 April 1942 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
near Testelt, Belgium | 17 August 1943 | Was in the plane when it blew up. His remains were found in the wreckage and buried at the Saint-Trond (Sint-Truiden), Belgium, military cemetery on 19 August 1943. After the war, they were transferred to the Ardennes American military cemetery. |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | William Barrett rests at Plot A, Row 35, Grave 6 |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
MACR 278
American Battle Monuments Commission
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 278 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
