World War II
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Service # | O-730337 |
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Unit | 66th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group, Heavy |
Rank | Second Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces |
Entered Service From | Illinois |
Date of Death | August 1 1943 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Tablets of the Missing
Florence American Cemetery |
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Air Medal
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart
Notes
Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Second Lieutenant Edward Barnett were accounted for in 2023. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Florence American Cemetery.