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Personal info

Full name
BARKER, Phillip Niles
Date of birth
25 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Hometown
Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
20748601
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Waist Gunner
Unit
700th Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
3 miles southeast of Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 14 21

Immediate family

Members
Harry Barker (father)
Ida (Hough) Barker (mother)
June Barker (sister)
Milo H. Barker (brother)
Valeria R. Barker (sister)
Lester Barker (brother)
Margie Barker (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-50620
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Varsity mission
Mission: Cargo
MACR: 13545

More information

S/Sgt Phillip N. Barker graduated from Mankato High School in 1937 and worked as a shipping clerk

He enlisted in Mankato, Blue Moon County, Minnesota on 6 January 1941.

Ship 620 was hit by small arms fire at 300 ft and caught fire. It crashed southeast of Wesel, and no chutes were observed.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, FHL Film Number 1315840 / U.S. School Yearbooks, Mankato East High School, Minnesota, Otakman 1937, page 20

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks, Mankato East High School, Otakman 1937, page 20