Chester A Barnes

Military
media-23350.jpeg UPL 23350 Major Chester A Barnes 383FS, 364FG, 8AF.

Object Number - UPL 23350 - Major Chester A Barnes 383FS, 364FG, 8AF.

Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill. ETD.





Awards: DFC, AM (9OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Portia, AR, USA 20 May 1922 Son of Ollie and Martha Luanna [Brooks] Barnes.

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Crashed

Oxnard, CA, USA 29 November 1943 Force Landing due to Mechanical Failure 450 yds W of Oxnard Flight Strip, Oxnard, CA Cat 5 damage Lt Chester A Barnes, 29-Nov-43. P-38G 42-13339 - 383FS 364FG

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Promotion

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK 19 July 1944 Promoted to Captain.

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Promotion

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK 15 May 1945 Promoted to Major.

Died

Kennett, MO 63857, USA 13 September 2011

Buried

Mount Zion Cemetery Steele Pemiscot County MO 16 September 2011 Mount Zion Cemetery Steele Pemiscot County Missouri, USA

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD) (2)

England, UK

Other

Promotion

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Based

Honington Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

Enlisted

Missouri, USA Missouri
Steele, MO 63877, USA

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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