Victor E Barnett

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

B-17G #42-31411, on a mission to Lippstadt, Germany on 21 February 1944, was apparently rammed by a JU88, spun down in flames and crashed near Paderborn, Germany. Victor Barnett was Killed in Action (KIA). Earlier on 23 Sept 1943, he had survived a mission to Nantes, France, when B17#42-3183 exploded during assembly and crashed in Lincolnshire.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37439268
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36164753
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-750836
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32200298
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

1 March 1942 Montgomery, Alabama

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 21 February 1944

Born

Rogersville, Alabama, USA

Buried

Alabama
Lauderdale County, Alabama

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MACR 2757

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2757 / MACR 2757, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 289 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database