Barton served as a Staff Sergeant & Assistant Engineer on B-24D "Sweepy-Time Gal" #42-40622, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Campbell County, Tennessee prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 6, 1942 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-40622, while on a mission to locate and attack shipping off Hong Kong, they were attacked and damaged by Japanese Zeros and crashed into the Pearl River during the war.
Barton was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 14121573
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The Pilot, 2nd Lt. Glenn A. McConnell, survived this crash.
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40622:
Auslander, Samuel ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, RI
Carney, Robert ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Holley, Carl W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
Maholick, Peter S ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Moessner, Robert E ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, PA
Mroz, John V ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, MA
Orovecz, John ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Owens, Barton W ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, TN
Posner, Erwin H ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Radar, NJ
Berman, Robert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Note: T/Sgt Berman was not declared missing until Oct., 1944
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Campbell County, Tennessee prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 6, 1942 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-40622, while on a mission to locate and attack shipping off Hong Kong, they were attacked and damaged by Japanese Zeros and crashed into the Pearl River during the war.
Barton was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 14121573
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Pilot, 2nd Lt. Glenn A. McConnell, survived this crash.
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40622:
Auslander, Samuel ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, RI
Carney, Robert ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Holley, Carl W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
Maholick, Peter S ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Moessner, Robert E ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, PA
Mroz, John V ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, MA
Orovecz, John ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Owens, Barton W ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, TN
Posner, Erwin H ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Radar, NJ
Berman, Robert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Note: T/Sgt Berman was not declared missing until Oct., 1944
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Barton served as a Staff Sergeant & Assistant Engineer on B-24D "Sweepy-Time Gal" #42-40622, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Campbell County, Tennessee prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 6, 1942 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-40622, while on a mission to locate and attack shipping off Hong Kong, they were attacked and damaged by Japanese Zeros and crashed into the Pearl River during the war.
Barton was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 14121573
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Pilot, 2nd Lt. Glenn A. McConnell, survived this crash.
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40622:
Auslander, Samuel ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, RI
Carney, Robert ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Holley, Carl W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
Maholick, Peter S ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Moessner, Robert E ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, PA
Mroz, John V ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, MA
Orovecz, John ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Owens, Barton W ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, TN
Posner, Erwin H ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Radar, NJ
Berman, Robert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Note: T/Sgt Berman was not declared missing until Oct., 1944
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Campbell County, Tennessee prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 6, 1942 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-40622, while on a mission to locate and attack shipping off Hong Kong, they were attacked and damaged by Japanese Zeros and crashed into the Pearl River during the war.
Barton was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 14121573
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Pilot, 2nd Lt. Glenn A. McConnell, survived this crash.
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40622:
Auslander, Samuel ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, RI
Carney, Robert ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
Holley, Carl W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
Maholick, Peter S ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Moessner, Robert E ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, PA
Mroz, John V ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, MA
Orovecz, John ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Owens, Barton W ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, TN
Posner, Erwin H ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Radar, NJ
Berman, Robert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Note: T/Sgt Berman was not declared missing until Oct., 1944
Bio, Family Links, & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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