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.

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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, C-118 Liftmaster

From Year 1952	To Year 1952

Personal Memories

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Image	C-118 Liftmaster Details
	Aircraft/Missile Information Civil DC-6s were built alongside 166 aircraft for the U.S Air Force and Navy designated the C-118 and R6D Liftmaster respectively. One C-118 was given a VIP interior for President Truman and designated the VC-118 The Independence. Other VC-118s also served as Air Force One.

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Last Updated: Jul 4, 2009

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