Philip William Barnhart
MilitaryLeft Boston aboard a converted cruise ship along with 1st Lt William 'Bill' Preddy as casual[unassigned] officers supervising a boatload of replacement troops. Due to the battle of the bulge, the delivery of the troops had a higher priority than getting the officers to the UK and so the ship made straight for Le Havre. Preddy and Barnhart caught a train to Paris and the 9th AF replacement depot and then via air to the UK. Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 360FS, 370FG, 9AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions.
Credited with 2 x confirmed kills, 1 x damaged. Also 3.5 ground kills.
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Staunton, Virginia | 11 August 1924 | Son of Abraham Philip and Emma Virginia Barnhart. |
Other Crashed |
Matagorda Island, Texas, USA | 1 June 1944 | Taxiing Accident Matagorda Island, Texas Cat 3 damage Lt Philip W Barnhart, 1-Jun-44. AT-6D 42-44628 - 2529BU |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Osnabrück, Germany | 14 January 1945 | 1 x Fw190 destroyed, 1 x Fw190 damaged. Osnabruck Germany. 14-Jan-45. |
Based |
Steeple Morden | 30 January 1945 - 27 September 1945 | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Bielefeld, Germany | 15 March 1945 | Arado AR234 destroyed. Germany. 14-Mar-45. |
Other Promoted |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 15 April 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other Transferred |
Andover, UK | 27 September 1945 | Transferred to 360FS, 370th Fighter Group, 9AF. |
Died |
Arlington, VA, USA | 31 March 2016 | |
Winchester, VA 22601, USA | |||
Buried |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- self