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:
G
Row:
15
Grave:
15
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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