Serviceman
Jack F Barnes
840thHQ816th
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- Army serial number
- 33223938
- Rank
- Col (22 October 1943), Cpl (10 November 1943), SSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (6 July 1944), TSGT (21 August 1944), TSGT (29 August 1944)
- Hometown
- Shreveport LA; ARANSAS, PASS TX; Aransas Pass TX; ARANSAS PASS TX; Aransas Pass, TX
- Also written
- Jack Barnes
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 21, 214, 230
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+initial (serial 33223938); verify
Crews
- Leo Cooper Brooks Crew · 840th
- Louis Theodore Seith Commanding Officer · 840th
- Holmes A. Souther Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 7, 23 April 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 15, 10 May 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 20, 19 May 1944 · Casarsa · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 32, 14 June 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
- mission 34, 22 June 1944 · Fornovo di Taro · Listed with the Holmes A. Souther crew, which flew it per its history (p. 230); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 39, 27 June 1944 · Budapest, Rákos · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Rákos: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
- mission 49, 14 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
- mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 55, 25 July 1944 · Linz · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 57, 27 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 59, 30 July 1944 · Budapest, Tököl · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Tököl: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
- mission 60, 31 July 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 75, 23 August 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 109, 16 October 1944 · Pilsen · The Leo Cooper Brooks crew's history names Pilsen: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 21)
- mission 112, 23 October 1944 · Pilsen · The Leo Cooper Brooks crew's history names Pilsen: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 21)
- mission 132, 30 November 1944 · Linz · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | SSGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1606 | TSGT |
| 21 August 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2724 | TSGT |
| 29 August 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2937 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 22 October 1943, last 10 November 1943; grades seen: Col, Cpl. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1943-10-22 HQ: Landry, Paul H. (501) Cpl.
- 1943-11-10 816th: above 2 EM trfd in grade to Hg Sq this Gp
National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 691, roll 456415616 p. 752
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