World War II
Service # | O-26355 |
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Unit | 361st Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group |
Rank | First Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces |
Entered Service From | South Dakota |
Date of Death | December 6 1945 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Tablets of the Missing
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial |
Air Medal
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Notes
1LT Barnes was the pilot of a single seat P-51D escort aircraft returning from a bombing raid over Berlin when shot down by enemy aircraft. His remains were recovered from area near Carlshof, Germany. 1LT Barnes' remains have been identified. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Cambridge, England.