William H Barnes
Military
Object Number - UPL 23371 - 1st Lt William H Barnes 338FS, 55FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Killed whilst on occupation duty in Germany. Crashed whilst flying P-51D 44-63735, 1/2 mile South of Thalhofen. 6-Sept-45. Killed in Training Accident (KITA).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, Army of Occupation, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: 2nd Stretch
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 10 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Beadle County, SD, USA | 5 May 1920 | |
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Based |
Wormingford | 23 March 1945 - 6 September 1945 | Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed / damaged |
Burg, Germany | 10 April 1945 | Mission to Burg A/D. Damaged 2 x Fw190 [Ground], Destroyed 1 x Fw190 [Ground]. 10-Apr-45. |
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Other Promoted |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK | 13 May 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died Killed in Training (KIT) |
Thalhofen, 87616 Marktoberdorf, Germany | 6 September 1945 | Crashed whilst flying P-51D 44-63735, 1/2 mile South of Thalhofen. 6-Sept-45. KITA. |
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Buried |
2 February 1949 | ||
| South Dakota, USA | |||
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Enlisted |
South Dakota, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster
