Mike Barnes Jr
Military
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UPL 45739
Russ Reed and his crew.
Back Row L-R Sgt Darrrell Thorpe BTG, Sgt Mike Barnes RO. Sgt Al Grothues TTE, Sgt Paul Audet Waist Gunner, Sgt George Barnum TG
Front Row L-R 2nd Lt Richard Wanserski CP, 2nd Lt Stan Mates Nav, 2nd Lt Chuck Proctor B, 2nd Lt Russ Reed P
Waist Gunner August Krizek was not available for the Photograph
Back Row L-R Sgt Darrrell Thorpe BTG, Sgt Mike Barnes RO. Sgt Al Grothues TTE, Sgt Paul Audet Waist Gunner, Sgt George Barnum TG
Front Row L-R 2nd Lt Richard Wanserski CP, 2nd Lt Stan Mates Nav, 2nd Lt Chuck Proctor B, 2nd Lt Russ Reed P
Waist Gunner August Krizek was not available for the Photograph
Changed Bio
Shot down 2 November 1944 on 5th mission over Merseburg in B-17 42-107053. Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV. Liberated at Luttow after 3 month forced march.
GC/ EAME w/ Battle Star/ POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Esquire
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Tuscola, Illinois | 23 December 1924 | |
Other Prisoner of war |
2 November 1944 |
Revisions
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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 10158; 398th History, Vol II