[Incredible bio! Some add'l info I put into the "notes" section for your to review]. What an incredible human being; you must miss him very much.]
In Memory of…..LCDR John Frederick Barr.
*** Lieutenant Commander Barr was a member of Attack Squadron 164, Carrier Air Wing 16. Unites States Navy aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS ORISKANY (CVA-34). On October 18, 1967, he the pilot of a Douglas Attack Aircraft Skyhawk (A-4E) on a strike mission on Haiphong, North Vietnam when his aircraft was shot down. His remains were recovered on September 11, 1989 and identified on August 28, 1995. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
JOHN FREDERICK BARR - Navy - LCDR - O4
Age: 33
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Mar 31, 1934 - Born in Litchfield, ILL.
From: HOPE, AR
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married - Clare Elizabeth Barr, Son, John William Barr and Daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Lisa Gayle Barr, all from Little Rock, Arkansas. Parents: Father, Fredrick E. Barr, Deceased and Mother, Lois Watkins Barr, Born Aug. 1, 1913 and Died Aug. 7, 1998,of Arkansas.
***** To my friend and former Class mate at the US Naval Post Gradute School Monterey, CA. On Veterans Day 2003 I thank you for your service to our country and for the measure of freedom that America enjoys. I miss you and your family.
LCDR - O4 - Navy - Regular
Length of service 16 years
His tour began on Oct 18, 1967
Casualty was on Oct 18, 1967
MILITARY DATA:
Service: United States Navy
Grade at loss: O4
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
ID No: 609189
MOS: 1310: Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
Length Service: 16
Unit: VA-164, CVW-16, USS ORISKANY, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: Not Recorded
Incident Date: 10/18/1967
Casualty Date: 10/18/1967
Age at Loss: 33
Location: Province not reported, North Vietnam
Remains: 1967 status: Body Not Recovered. Found later.
Repatriated: 09/11/1989 (Returned to US soil)
Identified: 08/28/1995
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Fixed Wing - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
In , NORTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
Panel 28E - Line 33
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)
On October 18, 1967, VA 164 pilot LCDR John F. Barr was killed when his Skyhawk was hit by enemy fire and slammed into the ground while on a strike mission at Haiphong.
Barr's remains were not recovered.
******* Remains recovered and repatriated by the Vietnamese in two phases, April 1988 and September, 1989.
****************************
.
In Memory of…..LCDR John Frederick Barr.
*** Lieutenant Commander Barr was a member of Attack Squadron 164, Carrier Air Wing 16. Unites States Navy aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS ORISKANY (CVA-34). On October 18, 1967, he the pilot of a Douglas Attack Aircraft Skyhawk (A-4E) on a strike mission on Haiphong, North Vietnam when his aircraft was shot down. His remains were recovered on September 11, 1989 and identified on August 28, 1995. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
JOHN FREDERICK BARR - Navy - LCDR - O4
Age: 33
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Mar 31, 1934 - Born in Litchfield, ILL.
From: HOPE, AR
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married - Clare Elizabeth Barr, Son, John William Barr and Daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Lisa Gayle Barr, all from Little Rock, Arkansas. Parents: Father, Fredrick E. Barr, Deceased and Mother, Lois Watkins Barr, Born Aug. 1, 1913 and Died Aug. 7, 1998,of Arkansas.
***** To my friend and former Class mate at the US Naval Post Gradute School Monterey, CA. On Veterans Day 2003 I thank you for your service to our country and for the measure of freedom that America enjoys. I miss you and your family.
LCDR - O4 - Navy - Regular
Length of service 16 years
His tour began on Oct 18, 1967
Casualty was on Oct 18, 1967
MILITARY DATA:
Service: United States Navy
Grade at loss: O4
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
ID No: 609189
MOS: 1310: Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
Length Service: 16
Unit: VA-164, CVW-16, USS ORISKANY, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: Not Recorded
Incident Date: 10/18/1967
Casualty Date: 10/18/1967
Age at Loss: 33
Location: Province not reported, North Vietnam
Remains: 1967 status: Body Not Recovered. Found later.
Repatriated: 09/11/1989 (Returned to US soil)
Identified: 08/28/1995
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Fixed Wing - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
In , NORTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
Panel 28E - Line 33
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)
On October 18, 1967, VA 164 pilot LCDR John F. Barr was killed when his Skyhawk was hit by enemy fire and slammed into the ground while on a strike mission at Haiphong.
Barr's remains were not recovered.
******* Remains recovered and repatriated by the Vietnamese in two phases, April 1988 and September, 1989.
****************************
.
[Incredible bio! Some add'l info I put into the "notes" section for your to review]. What an incredible human being; you must miss him very much.]
In Memory of…..LCDR John Frederick Barr.
*** Lieutenant Commander Barr was a member of Attack Squadron 164, Carrier Air Wing 16. Unites States Navy aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS ORISKANY (CVA-34). On October 18, 1967, he the pilot of a Douglas Attack Aircraft Skyhawk (A-4E) on a strike mission on Haiphong, North Vietnam when his aircraft was shot down. His remains were recovered on September 11, 1989 and identified on August 28, 1995. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
JOHN FREDERICK BARR - Navy - LCDR - O4
Age: 33
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Mar 31, 1934 - Born in Litchfield, ILL.
From: HOPE, AR
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married - Clare Elizabeth Barr, Son, John William Barr and Daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Lisa Gayle Barr, all from Little Rock, Arkansas. Parents: Father, Fredrick E. Barr, Deceased and Mother, Lois Watkins Barr, Born Aug. 1, 1913 and Died Aug. 7, 1998,of Arkansas.
***** To my friend and former Class mate at the US Naval Post Gradute School Monterey, CA. On Veterans Day 2003 I thank you for your service to our country and for the measure of freedom that America enjoys. I miss you and your family.
LCDR - O4 - Navy - Regular
Length of service 16 years
His tour began on Oct 18, 1967
Casualty was on Oct 18, 1967
MILITARY DATA:
Service: United States Navy
Grade at loss: O4
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
ID No: 609189
MOS: 1310: Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
Length Service: 16
Unit: VA-164, CVW-16, USS ORISKANY, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: Not Recorded
Incident Date: 10/18/1967
Casualty Date: 10/18/1967
Age at Loss: 33
Location: Province not reported, North Vietnam
Remains: 1967 status: Body Not Recovered. Found later.
Repatriated: 09/11/1989 (Returned to US soil)
Identified: 08/28/1995
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Fixed Wing - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
In , NORTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
Panel 28E - Line 33
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)
On October 18, 1967, VA 164 pilot LCDR John F. Barr was killed when his Skyhawk was hit by enemy fire and slammed into the ground while on a strike mission at Haiphong.
Barr's remains were not recovered.
******* Remains recovered and repatriated by the Vietnamese in two phases, April 1988 and September, 1989.
****************************
.
In Memory of…..LCDR John Frederick Barr.
*** Lieutenant Commander Barr was a member of Attack Squadron 164, Carrier Air Wing 16. Unites States Navy aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS ORISKANY (CVA-34). On October 18, 1967, he the pilot of a Douglas Attack Aircraft Skyhawk (A-4E) on a strike mission on Haiphong, North Vietnam when his aircraft was shot down. His remains were recovered on September 11, 1989 and identified on August 28, 1995. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
JOHN FREDERICK BARR - Navy - LCDR - O4
Age: 33
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Mar 31, 1934 - Born in Litchfield, ILL.
From: HOPE, AR
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married - Clare Elizabeth Barr, Son, John William Barr and Daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Lisa Gayle Barr, all from Little Rock, Arkansas. Parents: Father, Fredrick E. Barr, Deceased and Mother, Lois Watkins Barr, Born Aug. 1, 1913 and Died Aug. 7, 1998,of Arkansas.
***** To my friend and former Class mate at the US Naval Post Gradute School Monterey, CA. On Veterans Day 2003 I thank you for your service to our country and for the measure of freedom that America enjoys. I miss you and your family.
LCDR - O4 - Navy - Regular
Length of service 16 years
His tour began on Oct 18, 1967
Casualty was on Oct 18, 1967
MILITARY DATA:
Service: United States Navy
Grade at loss: O4
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
ID No: 609189
MOS: 1310: Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
Length Service: 16
Unit: VA-164, CVW-16, USS ORISKANY, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: Not Recorded
Incident Date: 10/18/1967
Casualty Date: 10/18/1967
Age at Loss: 33
Location: Province not reported, North Vietnam
Remains: 1967 status: Body Not Recovered. Found later.
Repatriated: 09/11/1989 (Returned to US soil)
Identified: 08/28/1995
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Fixed Wing - Pilot
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land
In , NORTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
Panel 28E - Line 33
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)
On October 18, 1967, VA 164 pilot LCDR John F. Barr was killed when his Skyhawk was hit by enemy fire and slammed into the ground while on a strike mission at Haiphong.
Barr's remains were not recovered.
******* Remains recovered and repatriated by the Vietnamese in two phases, April 1988 and September, 1989.
****************************
.
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