George Edward Barton
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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T/Sgt George E Barton, 398BG
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Ted, as he was known to his friends, was assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Cologne mission 15-Oct-44; Crashed 1000 yds from end of runway near Anstey Church, bomb load exploded on impact. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15229
Awards: AM (2OLC), GC, EAME, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12185250
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755361
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33325306
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
West Orange, New Jersey | 3 July 1921 | Son of Roy Earle and Catherine [Hagar] Barton. |
Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 26 May 1942 | Newark, New Jersey. |
Other Marriage |
15 June 1944 | Married Anne Williams. | |
Died |
Vicinity Anstey Church | 15 October 1944 | Cologne mission 15-Oct-44; Crashed 1000yds from end of runway near Anstey Church, bomb load exploded on impact. KIA MACR 15229 |
Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | 17 October 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Plot D Row 1 Grave 7 |
Based |
Nuthampstead | 15 October 1944 | Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Essex County, NJ | |||
Buried |
Mount Hebron Cemetery Montclair, Essex County, NJ | Memorialised Mount Hebron Cemetery Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey |
Revisions
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement; 398th History, Vol II / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia