J C Barbee
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 331BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. 7 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Kaiserslautern, Germany in B-17 44-6619 'Darling Dot' attacked by fighters shortly after IP point, tail gun position took brunt of assault, crashed with A/C near Woltingen on 23-Dec-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11346.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15126926 / O-825204
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big Gas Bird Darling Dot
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Epinal American Cemetery
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hardeman County, TX, USA | 21 June 1925 | Son of Walter Mabry and Alzada Ethel [Gibson] Barbee. |
Enlisted |
Dallas, TX, USA | 13 March 1943 | Dallas, Texas |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
54459 Wiltingen, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Kaiserslautern, Germany in B-17 'Darling Dot' 44-6619 attacked by fighters shortly after IP point, tail gun position took brunt of assault, crashed near Woltingen on 23-Dec-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11346. |
Buried |
Wiltingen, Germany | 24 December 1944 | Interred. Wiltingen Cemetery. |
Buried |
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | 1 January 1945 | Re-Interred Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial |
Quanch, Texas, USA | |||
Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 331BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County TX | Re-Interred. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texas, USA |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11346 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database