Barnes, Thomas Nelson, Jr., CMSAF

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
99107-Senior Enlisted Advisor

Last AFSC Group
Special Identifiers

Primary Unit
1973-1977, Air Force Office of the Chief of Staff

Service Years
1949 - 1977

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Pennsylvania

Year of Birth
1930

This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Barnes, Thomas Nelson, Jr., CMSAF USAF(Ret).

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Contact Info

Home Town Chester, Pennsylvania	Last Address Sherman, Texas
Date of Passing Mar 17, 2003
Location of Interment Oakwood Cemetery - Honey Grove, Texas

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

At the end of a long and distinguished USAF career, he was the 4th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.

Other Comments:

Sources:
http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1785
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_N._Barnes
http://www.txfannin.org/obits.php?per_id=44184
http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2012/02/thomas-n-barnes-the-first-african-american-cmsaf/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21754015

1952-1952, 30th Air Transport Squadron, Medium

From Month/Year July / 1952	To Month/Year November / 1952
Unit 30th Air Transport Squadron, Medium Unit Page
Rank Airman 1st Class	AFSC/MOS Not Specified
Base, Station or City Westover AFB	State/Country Massachusetts

Patch	30th Air Transport Squadron, Medium Details

	Type Airlift
	Parent Unit Air Transport Units	Strength Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Sep 22, 2014

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