John R Barnett
MilitaryHe reported to group in June 1942. On 9-October-1942 his aircraft sustained major a/c damage on landing upon returning from a mission to Lille, France.
On 21-October 1942 his aircraft lost an engine on the way to the target at Lorient, France, but the 306BG was unable to bomb because of cloud cover.
On 9 November 1942was shot down in B-17 42-24509 'Miss Swoose' while serving as pilot. Prisoner of War (POW) until 29 April 1945 in camps Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft III, Stalag Luft VII - Moosburg. Prisoner of War (POW) Number 840.
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Swoose
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Glenville, West Virginia | 6 January 1916 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 9 November 1942 - 11 July 1945 | Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 11-Jul-45. |
Enlisted |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Corrected dates and formatted description based on 'The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Corrected dates in description based on: "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman; added decoration.
Lee Cunningham 31-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report MACR 16010; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW Database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi… / self; 306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 16010, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 45