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Barr Gordon Ralph

Name:
Gordon Ralph Barr
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-756150
Unit:
373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-06-26
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines
Plot:
Walls of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:

Gordon Ralph Barr entered the military service in New York. He served as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on B-24J #42-109966, 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

B-24J #42-109966 took off on a night mission from Kweilin, China over the the Yangtze River Valley. After takeoff they were not heard from or seen again. The entire crew was lost, it was June 18, 1944. Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until April 27, 1946. He was declared "Missing in Action" and is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

Barr was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com