Thomas Essie Barket
MilitaryAssigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5ERS, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5ERS, 8AF USAAF. Killed following mid-air collision with B-24 42-50359 'TARFU' from Seething 13-Mar-45.
Awards: PH
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Florida, USA | 27 July 1922 | Son of Essie and Fudtha Barket. |
Enlisted |
Jacksonville, FL, USA | 18 September 1942 | Jacksonville, Florida |
Based Transferred |
12 November 1944 - 5 February 1945 | Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Transferred |
Halesworth IP19, UK | 5 February 1945 - 13 March 1945 | Transferred to 5ERS, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
Seething, Norwich NR15, UK | 13 March 1945 | Killed in P-47 42-8496 following mid-air collision with B-24 42-50359 'TARFU' from Seething 13-Mar-45. |
Other Transferred |
Halesworth IP19, UK | Transferred to 5ERS, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Transferred |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber DN19, UK | Transferred to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Evergreen Cemetery Jacksonville Duval County FL | Re-Interred Evergreen Cemetery Jacksonville Duval County Florida, USA |
Revisions
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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a connection to A/C #42-50359 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.