Robert K Barrett

Military
media-55031.jpeg UPL 55031 B-17G-105-BO #43-39165 'Ginny', 379th Bomb Group (FC-O)

Pictured are:
2nd Lieutenant James I Owens Jr., Pilot
Flight Officer Neil J Rissler, Co-Pilot
2nd Lieutenant Joseph L Tullier, Navigator
Staff Sergeant Charles Wells, Nose Gunner/Togglier
Staff Sergeant William K Byard Jr., Radio Operator/Gunner
Tech Sergeant Stephan Wigoda, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Sergeant Robert K Barrett, Ball Turret Gunner
Tech Sergeant Alvin E Selfridge, Waist Gunner
Staff Sergeant Carl Roberts Jr., Tail Gunner

Original Image caption:
A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Ginny" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 28 April 1945.

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Object Number - UPL 55031 - B-17G-105-BO #43-39165 'Ginny', 379th Bomb Group (FC-O) Pictured are: 2nd Lieutenant James I Owens Jr., Pilot Flight Officer Neil J Rissler,...

Planes: 'Carol Dawn,' 'Jenny'; Berlin raids; Dresden lead plane

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pontiac, Michigan 28 October 1925

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Self

Data Update, National Museum of the Might Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Oral History Interview

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Object number: UPL 55031 - B-17G-105-BO #43-39165 'Ginny', 379th Bomb Group...