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BARNETT, Joseph Victor - Date of
birth
30 August 1921 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Valliant, McCurtain County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-672297 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
577th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 February 1944 - Place of
death
Ufhausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 21 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Somers E. Barnett Sr. (father)
Lona (Camden) Barnett (mother)
Somers E. Barnett Jr. (brother)
Zelpha G. Barnett (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-7496 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: The Jinx
Destination: Gotha, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aviation industry
MACR: 2946
More information
2nd Lt Joseph V. Barnett graduated from Ada High School and attended East Central College.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 30 March 1942. He was sent overseas on 15 November 1943
The airplane was attacked by enemy fighters which resulted in fire under the flight deck and a part of the rudder was shot off. Seven crew members survived and were taken prisoner. Three were killed and were initially buried at the communicy cemetery of Soisdorf in a common grave.
His brother, 1st Lt Somers Edwards Barnett Jr., was killed in action on 19 December 1942 and is buried at North Africa American Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Chris van der Linden, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 43-B, Goodfellow Field, Texas