Charles Edward Barrier

Military
Man wearing a vintage Air Force uniform without cap. Only upper torso and head are visible. Man is looking directly at camera and slightly smiling. Ribbons, wings and insignia are pinned to uniform UPL 50404 UPL 50404 Charles E. Barrier, Pilot, 749th BS, 457th BG

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Object Number - UPL 50404 - Charles E. Barrier, Pilot, 749th BS, 457th BG

Lead pilot, B-17. Flew 30 missions.



AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Concord, North Carolina 31 October 1921

Died

18 November 2012

Buried

Concod, North Carolina

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Self, son

Charles Edward Barrier: Gallery (2 items)

Eleven men, in vintage WWII-era Air Force uniforms, posed in front of a plane. Six men stand to the rear, while five men are crouched in the front. All looking directly at the camera

Object number: UPL 28891 - "Just back from mission to Essen, Germany" Sept 14...

Man wearing a vintage Air Force uniform without cap. Only upper torso and head are visible. Man is looking directly at camera and slightly smiling. Ribbons, wings and insignia are pinned to uniform

Object number: UPL 50404 - Charles E. Barrier, Pilot, 749th BS, 457th BG