Kenneth Eugene Barber
Military
359th Fighter Group collection
Photo courtesy Leon Levitt.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.
Object Number - UPL 38411 - Photo L-R: Lt. John T. Marron, Capt. John F. Collins, Lt. Robert H. Elliot, Lt. Kenneth E. Barber, and three unidentified men, 368th Fighter...
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD.
Awards: DFC, AM (2 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Moose Nose, Cookie
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Marion County, OR, USA | 3 May 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Oregon, USA | 16 November 1942 | |
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Based |
East Wretham | 23 January 1945 | Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 10 March 1945 | Landing Accident East Wretham/Sta 133 Cat 3 damage Lt Kenneth E Barber, 10-Mar-45. P-51D 44-13762 - 368FS 359FG 8AF. |
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Other Promotion |
Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 4 May 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Multnomah County, OR, USA | 20 October 1971 | |
| Turner, Oregon | |||
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | ||
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Buried |
Portland, OR, USA | Willamette National Cemetery Portland Multnomah County Oregon, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History
