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Last Rank
Second Lieutenant
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Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
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Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
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Primary Unit
1950-1950, 49th Fighter-Bomber Group
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Service Years
1948 - 1950
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1927 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
MSgt Richmond Vlymen (Papa Pitt)
to remember
Bartley, Richard D., 2nd Lt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Clark Fork |
Last Address
Itazuke AB, Japan
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Casualty Date
Sep 15, 1950 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Korea, South |
Conflict
Korean War |
Location of Interment
Inglewood Park Cemetery - Inglewood, California |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Not Specified |
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Last Known Activity
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16-SEP-1950 |
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Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star |
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USAF |
| Registration: |
49-479 |
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Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
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0 |
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Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
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Narrative:
Attached to 49th Ftr-Bmbr Gp. Hit by gnd fire, crashed near Kuji, 35 mi SW of Taegu.
Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=83862
Second Lieutenant Bartley was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 7th Fighter
Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Group. On September 16, 1950, while on a combat mission, his
aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and burst into flames near Kuji, 35 miles southwest of
Taegu, South Korea. ** Second Lieutenant Bartley was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal,
the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
http://www.abmc.gov/search-korean-war-veterans-memorial-honor-roll/detail/Korea_1765#.U3giRygbFVU
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