Scott Leroy Barrows
MilitaryShot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3310 'Blood, Guts and Rust'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-794590
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Douche Bag, The Dull Tool
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blood, Guts & Rust II
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blood, Guts and Rust
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 September 1943
- Date: 15 September 1943
- Date: 9 September 1943
- Date: 7 September 1943
- Official Description:
- Date: 6 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Santa Monica, CA | 24 November 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Bakersfield, CA | 19 March 1942 | Minter AAF |
Died |
Bakersfield, CA | 15 November 1982 | |
Other Shot Down/Ditched/Rescured |
Mediterranean Sea, 13 miles off coast of Annaba (Bone), Algeria | 17 August 1943 | |
Bakersfield, CA | 311 Holtby Road |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 396 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database