Joseph Barbaro

Military

Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew aboard B-17 43-37901 'Miss Bea Havin'. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Bea Havin
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Erie, Erie County, PA 21 June 1925 Son of Dominick A and Mamie [Anastasia] Barbaro.

Enlisted

Erie, PA 11 August 1943 Erie, Pennsylvania

Died

4 June 1996

Buried

Laurel Hill Cemetery Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA 7 June 1996 Laurel Hill Cemetery Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Other

Discharged USAAF

Honourable discharge.

Based

Lavenham Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF.