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BARNETT, Paul Eugene "Pete" - Date of
birth
22 November 1921 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Greeve, Marshall County, Indiana -
Hometown
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15084466 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
743rd Bombardment Squadron,
455th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bicske, Hungary
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 30 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas W. Barnett (father)
Zelpha E. (Wilson) Barnett (mother)
Virgil E. W. Barnett (brother)
Elva E. Barnett (sister)
Thomas W. Barnett Jr. (brother)
Robert W. Barnett (brother)
Evelyn Barnett (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52294 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Budapest, Hungary
Mission: Bombing of the armament works
MACR: 7031
More information
Sgt Paul E. Barnett attended high school for 4 years before he volunteered for the US Army in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 2 January 1942.2nd Lt Alan B. Shaw:
On July 27, 1944, at approximately 1005 as a result of aggressive attack by numerous ME 109s and FW 190s from 0958 near the IP, Bicske, Hungary, 47.30N - 18.38E, to the target, five B-24 type aircraft were seen to go down. The formation had so shifted about that reports were general rather than specific. Aircraft number 294 was hit in the bomb bay, caught fire and went down gradually. It was later seen to have exploded. Parachutes were seen in the area.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Dillon Family Tree, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, http://aircrewremembered.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Daniel Parvin