Barney Alton S.

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Alton S. Barney is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Five B-17s -483rd Bomber Group

Name:

Alton S. Barney

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

36580919

Unit:

817th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group (Heavy)

Date of Death:

1944-07-18

State:

Michigan

Cemetery:

Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Alton S. Barney served as a Staff Sergeant and Gunner on B-17G #42-102862, 817th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomber Group, U.S. Air Force during World War II. He resided in Wayne County, Michigan prior to the war.

B-17G #42-102862 took off from Sterparone, Italy on a bombing mission over Memmingen, Germany on July 18, 1944. Prior to "bombs away" they, along with 6 other B-17's, were attacked by an overwhelming number of German fighter aircraft. B-17G #42-102862, along with other B-17's, were shot down and crashed near Memmingen. He is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France.

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