Ingersall Roberts
Military | First Lieutenant | Bomber pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
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Albert P Barber
Military
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Lt Roberts and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based In England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October 1944. Front row (not in order) : T/Sgt Alf Riveland (engineer) : T/Sgt Frank Renzi (radio) : S/Sgt Harold A. Carlson (ball turret gunner): S/Sgt Gerald R. Campbell (waist gunner): S/Sgt Albert P. Barber (tail gunner). Back row (not in order) 1Lt Ingersall J. Roberts (pilot) : 2Lt Arthur Bluethenthal (copilot) : F/O Floyd L. Clark (navigator) : F/O Lloyd I. Long (bombardier). NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10217-A61690AC
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x missions. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
Units served with
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303rd Bomb Group
Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New... -
427th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-102411 'Miss Lace'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Cheyenne 1/3/44; Hunter 21/3/44; Grenier 10/4/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-Y/P] Molesworth 30/4/44; battle damaged Berlin 18/3/45 with ?; force landed continent; Salvaged 28/3/45. MISS LACE. -
43-38248
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 12/7/44; Kearney 21/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-M] Molesworth 16/8/44; Missing in Action Berlin 28/3/45 with Carl Frederickson, Harry Goetz, Art Herman, Chas Farrell, John Stewart, George Bailey, Harry Milliman (7... -
43-31060 'Poque Ma Hone'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Visited Koblenz 11-Oct-44, 1Lt Ingersall J Roberts crew.
Missions
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707
9 November 1944
Associated Place
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Molesworth
Military site : airfield
Molesworth was one of the early stations used by the Eighth Air Force in the UK, first occupied by the 15th Bomb Squadron’s Douglas Bostons in June 1942. Built in 1940 and extended and improved in 1942, Molesworth is most associated with the 303rd...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Geauga County, OH, USA | 26 January 1924 |
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Son of Paul M and Eva R Barber. |
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| Lived in | Cleveland, OH, USA | 1941 |
| Enlisted | Cleveland, OH, USA | 15 February 1943 |
| Based | Molesworth | September 1944 – 28 February 1945 |
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Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| End Tour Duty (ETD) | England, UK | 28 February 1945 |
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Ended Tour Duty (ETD). |
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| Buried | Mayfield Heights, OH, USA | September 1998 |
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Acacia Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery |
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| Died | Cuyahoga County, OH, USA | 18 September 1998 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 06 March 2017 12:44:46 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, awards, events, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/page/88593420_albert_p%20barber/details/ |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 05 March 2017 19:56:40 | Al_Skiff | Changes to highest rank, role, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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Key Image ID. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:03:10 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster |
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