Barnes, Clarence Basil

Individual Personnel Data
Name Barnes, Clarence Basil   ‡
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Rank Private / Sergeant
Serial Number 6277281   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 547th Bomb Squadron Unit History, effective 20 January 1943.
Duty Flexible Gunner / Tail Gunner
MOS911 - Airplane Armorer
Last Duty Date 16 September 1943
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 23 June 1919
  • Appointed Corporal effective 1 March 1943 per 547th bomb Squadron March 1943 Payroll Roster.
  • Sent to Gunnery School (MOS 611) Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant on AAF Station 106 SO #60 dated 1 August 1943.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 722⇓ (20.367 MB)



Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 4 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
16⇗ 16 August 1943 Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29768⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
21⇗ 6 September 1943 Type: Industry
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑5852⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy. Landed away at Hornchurch, Essex, due to low fuel.
Sortie Report⇗
22⇗ 7 September 1943 Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29768⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Difficulty controlling #4 engine and prop caused Butler to abort, after assembling his section.
Sortie Report⇗
23⇗ 9 September 1943 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Lille-Vendeville, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑29768⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
24⇗ 16 September 1943 Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River)
Type: Transportation
Location: Nantes, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑5849⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Rennes, France; MACR 722.
Sortie Report⇗

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