Clarence R Barger
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 23329
1st Lt Clarence R Barger and his P-51 Mustang, "Hellen II" 354FS, 355FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 6 kills. Flak damaged in P-47 42-75275 8-Mar-44 - Barger WIA. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Liepzig. Formation jumped by Bf109's did not acknowledge break, not seen after break crashed near Zerbst Germany in P-51 43-6631 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5360.
Awards: DFC (OLC), PH.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Helen Man o War
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Helen II
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Little Brown Jug
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Missouri, USA | 8 October 1943 | |
Based |
Steeple Morden | 3 January 1944 - 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Wounded in Action |
Germany | 8 March 1944 | P-47 42-75275 Flak damaged 8-Mar-44 - Barger WIA. |
Died |
Zerbst, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Liepzig. Formation jumped by Bf109's did not acknowledge break, not seen after break crashed near Zerbst Germany in P-51 43-6631 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5360. |
Other Promotion |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. | |
Allendale, MO, USA | |||
Born |
Worth County, MO, USA | Son of William Reuben and Jessie M. [Renfro] Barger. | |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery | ||
Buried |
Worth, MO 64499, USA | Memorialised Knox Presbyterian Church Cemetery Worth Gentry County Missouri, USA | |
Other Promotion |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5360 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list