Albert P Barber

Military
media-26521.jpeg UPL 26521 Lt Roberts and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based In England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October 1944.

Front row (not in order) : T/Sgt Alf Riveland (engineer) : T/Sgt Frank Renzi (radio) : S/Sgt Harold A. Carlson (ball turret gunner): S/Sgt Gerald R. Campbell (waist gunner): S/Sgt Albert P. Barber (tail gunner).

Back row (not in order) 1Lt Ingersall J. Roberts (pilot) : 2Lt Arthur Bluethenthal (copilot) : F/O Floyd L. Clark (navigator) : F/O Lloyd I. Long (bombardier).

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10217-A61690AC

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Object Number - UPL 26521 - Lt Roberts and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based In England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x missions. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ingersall J Roberts

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-666822
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102411

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Lace

43-31060

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Poque Ma Hone
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

43-38248

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

707

  • Date: 9 November 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

26 January 1924 Son of Paul M and Eva R Barber.

Enlisted

15 February 1943

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

28 February 1945 Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Died

18 September 1998

Based

28 February 1945 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

Buried

Acacia Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery Mayfield Heights Cuyahoga County Ohio, USA

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http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/270.pdf
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster

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