Barton George Edward

Name:

George Edward Barton

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

12078631

Unit:

603rd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-10-15

State:

New Jersey

Cemetery:

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Plot:

D

Row:

1

Grave:

7

Decoration:

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign, Good Conduct, Purple Heart

Comments:

George Edward Barton was born on July 3, 1921, in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. He was the son of Roy Earle Barton and Catharine Hagar Barton. He was married to Anne Williams. He enlisted in the service on May 26, 1942. He served in the 603rd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator of B-17 #42-97746 during World War II.

On October 15, 1944, the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from RAF Nuthampstead (Station 131) in Hertfordshire, England. The aircraft was en route to a bombing mission over Cologne, Germany. Tragically, the plane crashed into the moat at Anstey, Hertfordshire, and exploded, resulting in the deaths of all ten crew members on board.

TSgt Barton is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England. He also has a cenotaph in the Mount Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA. George E. Barton's name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 3 (right), on Butterfly 28, in the top right wing (section B).

Source of information:www.americanairmuseum.com, www.398th.org