John R Barnett

Military

He reported to group in June 1942. On 9-October-1942 his aircraft sustained major a/c damage on landing upon returning from a mission to Lille, France.



On 21-October 1942 his aircraft lost an engine on the way to the target at Lorient, France, but the 306BG was unable to bomb because of cloud cover.



On 9 November 1942was shot down in B-17 42-24509 'Miss Swoose' while serving as pilot. Prisoner of War (POW) until 29 April 1945 in camps Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft III, Stalag Luft VII - Moosburg. Prisoner of War (POW) Number 840.



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Swoose
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Glenville, West Virginia 6 January 1916

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 9 November 1942 - 11 July 1945 Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 11-Jul-45.

Enlisted

Enlisted

Revisions

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Herald-Tribune Obituary; Family knowledge

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Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Corrected dates and formatted description based on 'The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.

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Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Corrected dates in description based on: "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman; added decoration.

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Lee Cunningham 31-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report MACR 16010; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW Database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi… / self; 306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 16010, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 45