Philip William Barnhart
Military
Object Number - UPL 23585 - 1st Lt Philip W Barnhart 360FS, 370FG, 9AF.
Left 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
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- 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. |
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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 |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Osnabrück, Germany | 14 January 1945 | 1 x Fw190 destroyed, 1 x Fw190 damaged. Osnabruck Germany. 14-Jan-45. |
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Based |
Steeple Morden | 30 January 1945 - 27 September 1945 | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Bielefeld, Germany | 15 March 1945 | Arado AR234 destroyed. Germany. 14-Mar-45. |
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Other Promoted |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 15 April 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Transferred |
Andover, UK | 27 September 1945 | Transferred to 360FS, 370th Fighter Group, 9AF. |
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Died |
Arlington, VA, USA | 31 March 2016 | |
| Winchester, VA 22601, USA | |||
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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
