Name | Barkhurst, David Luther ‡ |
Rank | Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 33264020 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #121 dated 18 October 1943, effective 18 October 1943. |
Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 13 April 1944 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database; however, in a personal memoir, Barkhurst said he was held in Stalag XVII-B prison camp in Krems, Austria.' |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 3867⇓ (53.009 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Stearns, Clarence Grover, "Stearnie"⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Urton, Raymond Lee⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. McCafferty, John Andrew⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Deniro, Francis Raymond⇗ | Bombardier | WIA |
T/SGT. Householder, Allen (NMI)⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | WIA |
T/SGT. Barkhurst, David Luther | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Fulwider, Albert Clayton, Jr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Martell, Warren Harding⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Corrigan, Theodore Bernard⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Robison, John Timothy⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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35⇗ | 5 November 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 41‑24578⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
36⇗ | 16 November 1943 |
Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
37⇗ | 26 November 1943 |
Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Warboys. Sortie Report⇗ |
38⇗ | 29 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑39796⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; oxygen system problems. Sortie Report⇗ |
39⇗ | 1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 41‑24578⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying Spare; joined formation. Landed away at Manston. Sortie Report⇗ |
40⇗ | 5 December 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑29733⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
42⇗ | 13 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37924⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
43⇗ | 16 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37924⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Alconbury Sortie Report⇗ |
47⇗ | 30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37924⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
48⇗ | 31 December 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37924⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Molesworth; bombs jettisoned. Sortie Report⇗ |
49⇗ | 4 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37924⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
51⇗ | 7 January 1944 |
Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37924⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron #4; assumed Squadron lead after assigned Squadron lead aircraft failed to take off; then led remaining group aircraft on the mission after weather broke up the group formation, causing most (including assigned group lead) to turn back. Sortie Report⇗ |
52⇗ | 11 January 1944 |
Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Joined formation of the 401st BG and completed the mission. Landed away at RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire, on return due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
53⇗ | 14 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31606⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
57⇗ | 3 February 1944 |
Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
58⇗ | 4 February 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
61⇗ | 8 February 1944 |
Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
64⇗ | 21 February 1944 |
Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead, 41st B Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
66⇗ | 24 February 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
72⇗ | 6 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31433⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group lead, 40th composite Combat Bomb Wing. After assembling with the wing presumed to be the correct one, the group leader received a call from the correct wing leader that he was ten miles to the left of his assigned wing. The group leader left his position and attempted to catch the assigned wing at Cromer. When the group arrived at that point there were no B-17 formations in sight, at which time he decided to abandon the mission. Sortie Report⇗ |
73⇗ | 8 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
79⇗ | 22 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. At release point, bombardier reported his salvo mechanism was inoperative: Maj Ketelson ordered his deputy Booska to release and the group's bombs were away on target. Ketelson continued on course and released his bombs on a target of opportunity (TOO), Neuruppin, Germany. Sortie Report⇗ |
83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 94 Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
87⇗ | 10 April 1944 |
Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return High group lead. Shot down by enemy aircraft at 1350 hrs; hits scored on #3 engine, which was immediately feathered, and gas tank; entire right wing broke into a mass of flames; crashed near Gumpen, Germany. MACR 3867 Sortie Report⇗ |