He resided in Ohio prior to the war.
William was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down over Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and a Purple Heart.
Service ID: O-808499.
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-7517:
Barnum, William ~ 2nd Lt, Ohio
Bidney, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, New York
Davis, Frank C, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Virginia
Gray, Thomas ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, California
Morrow, Carl E ~ S/Sgt, Arkansas
Musbach, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Kansas
Ross, James D ~ T/Sgt, Ohio
Snyder, Lafayette G ~ 2nd Lt, Texas
Triolo, Peter C ~ T/Sgt, New Jersey
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
He resided in Ohio prior to the war.
William was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down over Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and a Purple Heart.
Service ID: O-808499.
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-7517:
Barnum, William ~ 2nd Lt, Ohio
Bidney, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, New York
Davis, Frank C, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Virginia
Gray, Thomas ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, California
Morrow, Carl E ~ S/Sgt, Arkansas
Musbach, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Kansas
Ross, James D ~ T/Sgt, Ohio
Snyder, Lafayette G ~ 2nd Lt, Texas
Triolo, Peter C ~ T/Sgt, New Jersey
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Inscription
2LT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Originally interred in the Netherlands and was later repatriated here on February 24, 1950.
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Margaret Edith Barnum Allen
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Vernon Felkner Barnum
1899–1951
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Thelma Gertrude Barnum Klinger
1901–1991
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Clara Barnum Veazey
1903–1993
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Alethea Barnum Cler
1905–1980
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Paul Jack Barnum
1909–1967
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Edythe Kathryn Barnum Howell
1912–1991
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1916–1944
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Orlo Kenneth "Speck" Barnum
1919–2002
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