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BARLOW, William Rorer - Date of
birth
4 October 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Champaign County, Illinois -
Hometown
Lake County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-734298 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
763rd Bombardment Squadron,
460th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 April 1944 - Place of
death
North of Zadariciu, Rumania
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joel H. Barlow (father)
Sylvia (Rorer) Barlow (mother)
Betty Barlow (sister)
William Barlow (brother)
Beverly A. Barlow (wife)
Bonnie Barlow (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-64380 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Bucharest, Rumania
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 4099
More information
Lt. William R. Barlow was a student at Depauw University, Class of 1944, where he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.About 10 minutes after bombing the target, the airplane was attacked by a ME 109 which caused a fire in the bomb-bay.
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner. They sustained multiple burns and stayed in the hospital for a month. the other nine crew members were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Chicago Tribune - 27 May 1944, www.ancestry.com - Depauw University Yearbook 1941, www.findagrave.com - Mike Weber