L.C. Barneycastle served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24J "Lady Lora" #43-50799, 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hardin County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 15, 1942 in Houston, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a lumbermen and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #43-50799 took off from Seething, England on a bombing mission over Euskirchen, Germany. They were hit by German ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed near St. Vith, Belgium during the war.
L.C. Barneycastle was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal & the Purple Heart.
Service # O-685258
His brother, SSgt Todd Barneycastle, was also Killed In Action during World War II.
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #43-50799:
Alvis, Russell B ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Barneycastle, L C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TX
Ferrari, Bernardo X ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
George, Patrick H ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, WA
Grubbs, Roland L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NE
Hanson, Edward E ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Lunt, James C ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, UT
3 parachutes were seen to deploy.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Hardin County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 15, 1942 in Houston, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a lumbermen and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #43-50799 took off from Seething, England on a bombing mission over Euskirchen, Germany. They were hit by German ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed near St. Vith, Belgium during the war.
L.C. Barneycastle was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal & the Purple Heart.
Service # O-685258
His brother, SSgt Todd Barneycastle, was also Killed In Action during World War II.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #43-50799:
Alvis, Russell B ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Barneycastle, L C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TX
Ferrari, Bernardo X ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
George, Patrick H ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, WA
Grubbs, Roland L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NE
Hanson, Edward E ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Lunt, James C ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, UT
3 parachutes were seen to deploy.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
L.C. Barneycastle served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24J "Lady Lora" #43-50799, 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hardin County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 15, 1942 in Houston, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a lumbermen and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #43-50799 took off from Seething, England on a bombing mission over Euskirchen, Germany. They were hit by German ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed near St. Vith, Belgium during the war.
L.C. Barneycastle was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal & the Purple Heart.
Service # O-685258
His brother, SSgt Todd Barneycastle, was also Killed In Action during World War II.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #43-50799:
Alvis, Russell B ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Barneycastle, L C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TX
Ferrari, Bernardo X ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
George, Patrick H ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, WA
Grubbs, Roland L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NE
Hanson, Edward E ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Lunt, James C ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, UT
3 parachutes were seen to deploy.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Hardin County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on July 15, 1942 in Houston, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a lumbermen and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #43-50799 took off from Seething, England on a bombing mission over Euskirchen, Germany. They were hit by German ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed near St. Vith, Belgium during the war.
L.C. Barneycastle was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal & the Purple Heart.
Service # O-685258
His brother, SSgt Todd Barneycastle, was also Killed In Action during World War II.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #43-50799:
Alvis, Russell B ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Barneycastle, L C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TX
Ferrari, Bernardo X ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
George, Patrick H ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, WA
Grubbs, Roland L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NE
Hanson, Edward E ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
Lunt, James C ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, UT
3 parachutes were seen to deploy.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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