Serviceman
William N Barry
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 11053729
- Rank
- CPL (12 August 1944), Maj (13 September 1944), SSGT (14 September 1944), S/Sgt (16 September 1944), SSGT (30 October 1944)
- Hometown
- Lynn MA; Lynn, MA
- Also written
- William Barry
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 200
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Everett J. Robson Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 91, 13 September 1944 · Blechhammer North · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1944 | Air Medal | 2506 | CPL |
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3393 | SSGT |
| 30 October 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 4261 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Aboard a lost aircraft
- MACR 8619 · 44-6412 · 13 September 1944 · mission 91, 13 September 1944
Morning reports
1 entry, first 16 September 1944, last 16 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. 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.
- 1944-09-16 817th: Above 4 Os 6 EM MIA 13 Sept 444 are hereby dropped from rolls
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 481
Statements, mentions and histories
- 19 more statements from MACR 8619 are on the loss record.
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