Donald Leonard Barber Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended 2 Tours of Duty.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fort Smith Ark | 26 August 1921 | Born to John Mayne & Clara Velma Barber (nee Gabbert) |
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Enlisted |
Fort Chaffee, Fort Smith, AR 72916, USA | 19 August 1942 | Camp Chaffee Fort Smith Arkansas |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 11 September 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other ETD #1 |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 18 December 1944 | Ended 1st Tour Duty. |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 11 April 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Died |
15 April 1992 | ||
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Buried |
Fort Smith, AR, USA | 17 April 1992 | Fort Smith National Cemetery, Section 15, Site 1132 |
| Fort Smith, AR, USA | |||
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Other ETD #2 |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | Ended 2nd Tour Duty. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
https://www.fold3.com/page/84830387_donald_l%20barber/details/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Barber&GSfn=Donal…;
Contributorfurrykids_2000
Changes
Sources
National Cemetery Administration U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, Find-a-Grave
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / nephew Don Barger, Morganton NC