Rufus Osborne Barkley Jr

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media-22175.jpeg UPL 22175 1Lt. Rufus Osborne Barkley, Jr.

Fold3.com; Pennsylvania, Veteran Burial Cards

Object Number - UPL 22175 - 1Lt. Rufus Osborne Barkley, Jr.

Lt. Barkley was the pilot of a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and was K.I.A. on 17 November 1944, while on a mission over Deuren, Germany. His ability as a fighter pilot, though, was judged to be superior by his commanding officer.

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Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files; World War II Army Enlistment Records; U.S., Find A Grave Index (biography); Fold3.com

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Object number: UPL 22175 - 1Lt. Rufus Osborne Barkley, Jr.