Barnes, William J., Jr., 1st Lt

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Last Rank
First Lieutenant
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1092-Pilot, B-24
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
Primary Unit
1943-1944, AAF MOS 1092, 766th Bombardment Squadron
Service Years
1943 - 1944
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Home State
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Year of Birth
1924
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Englewood, New Jersey
Last Address
Torretta Airfield, Italy

Casualty Date
Jul 12, 1944
 
Cause
MIA-Finding of Death
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location
Mediterranean Sea
Conflict
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Southern France Campaign (1944)
Location of Interment
American Cemetery - Rhone, France
Wall/Plot Coordinates
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WWII - European Theater of Operations/Normandy Campaign (1944)
From Month/Year
June / 1944
To Month/Year
July / 1944

Description
Normandy Campaign 6 June to 24 July 1944) Early on D-Day airborne troops landed in France to gain control of strategic areas. Aerial and naval bombardment followed. Then the invasion fleet, covered by an umbrella of aircraft, discharged Eisenhower’s assault forces. Soon the beachhead was secure, but its expansion was a slow and difficult process in the face of strong opposition. It was not until late in July that the Allies were able to break out of Normandy.
 
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
June / 1944
To Month/Year
July / 1944
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

762nd Bombardment Squadron, Heavy

355th Wing - Desert Lightning

 
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