John Daniel Barrow
MilitaryRear L-R: Charles H. Aiken, Unk, Unk, David D. Benton.
Front L-R: Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk,
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Charles Aiken crew. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-760521
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Diana Queen Of The Chase
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dynamite John
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Baby Lu, Grin N Bear It
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hells Angels Out Of Chute 13, Grossly Inadequate
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
8 January 1924 | Son of Leonard and Anna Jane [Johnson] Barrow. | |
Died |
26 October 2004 | ||
Buried |
29 October 2004 | Holbrook Cemetery Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona | |
Enlisted |
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Based |
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1387
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138687966
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40334099/john-daniel-barrow
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1387