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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![Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413725.jpg.webp?itok=AMwIgGyH)
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
- Date: 15 August 1943
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Santa Monica, CA | 24 November 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Bakersfield, CA | 19 March 1942 | Minter AAF |
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Died |
Bakersfield, CA | 15 November 1982 | |
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Other Shot Down/Ditched/Rescured |
Mediterranean Sea, 13 miles off coast of Annaba (Bone), Algeria | 17 August 1943 | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 311 Holtby Road |
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Contributor466thHistorian
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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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