Chester Lee Barefoot was the son of Thomas Calloway "Callie" Barefoot and Bessie Lee Holt Barefoot.
Barefoot Chester L Serial Number 01995910 date of death 30 Oct 1944 Cemetery AR Ardennes.
First Lieutenant , U S Army Air Forces
Service Number 0995910
506 Bomber Squadron 44th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
Died 30-Oct-44
Buried at: Plot B, Row 35, Grave 9 Ardennes American Cemetery, Dupre, Belgium
Awards:
Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
Additional Army Awards
He was a navigator during WWII; his plane was shot down.
506th Sq., #44-10523 Bar-T, Bentcliff MACR #10139
30 October 1944
Hamburg, Germany
Due to weather conditions at the IP and interference by preceding Wings, our formation integrity was broken, forcing 19 aircraft to bomb the Hamburg Oil Refinery by PFF and eight others to attack Uterson, Germany. No enemy aircraft were encountered, flak at the target was heavy but inaccurate. One 506th Squadron aircraft did not return, with flak being suspected as the cause.
Without copying the entire report, one of the three men who survived testified that the plane exploded; another said it did not. They did say that they ran into heavy weather and were flying on instruments. Another plane crossed in front of them and the prop wash flipped them over and the plane spun into the ground from approximately 28,000 feet. Sgt Fuller stated that Barefoot and Garza were new to our crew. Barefoot was riding the nose turret in order to complete the final mission of his tour. He was killed.
The three men who survived the plane going down, were captured by the Germans and were taken to POW camps.
Barefoot Chester L Serial Number 01995910 date of death 30 Oct 1944 Cemetery AR Ardennes.
First Lieutenant , U S Army Air Forces
Service Number 0995910
506 Bomber Squadron 44th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
Died 30-Oct-44
Buried at: Plot B, Row 35, Grave 9 Ardennes American Cemetery, Dupre, Belgium
Awards:
Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
Additional Army Awards
He was a navigator during WWII; his plane was shot down.
506th Sq., #44-10523 Bar-T, Bentcliff MACR #10139
30 October 1944
Hamburg, Germany
Due to weather conditions at the IP and interference by preceding Wings, our formation integrity was broken, forcing 19 aircraft to bomb the Hamburg Oil Refinery by PFF and eight others to attack Uterson, Germany. No enemy aircraft were encountered, flak at the target was heavy but inaccurate. One 506th Squadron aircraft did not return, with flak being suspected as the cause.
Without copying the entire report, one of the three men who survived testified that the plane exploded; another said it did not. They did say that they ran into heavy weather and were flying on instruments. Another plane crossed in front of them and the prop wash flipped them over and the plane spun into the ground from approximately 28,000 feet. Sgt Fuller stated that Barefoot and Garza were new to our crew. Barefoot was riding the nose turret in order to complete the final mission of his tour. He was killed.
The three men who survived the plane going down, were captured by the Germans and were taken to POW camps.
Chester Lee Barefoot was the son of Thomas Calloway "Callie" Barefoot and Bessie Lee Holt Barefoot.
Barefoot Chester L Serial Number 01995910 date of death 30 Oct 1944 Cemetery AR Ardennes.
First Lieutenant , U S Army Air Forces
Service Number 0995910
506 Bomber Squadron 44th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
Died 30-Oct-44
Buried at: Plot B, Row 35, Grave 9 Ardennes American Cemetery, Dupre, Belgium
Awards:
Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
Additional Army Awards
He was a navigator during WWII; his plane was shot down.
506th Sq., #44-10523 Bar-T, Bentcliff MACR #10139
30 October 1944
Hamburg, Germany
Due to weather conditions at the IP and interference by preceding Wings, our formation integrity was broken, forcing 19 aircraft to bomb the Hamburg Oil Refinery by PFF and eight others to attack Uterson, Germany. No enemy aircraft were encountered, flak at the target was heavy but inaccurate. One 506th Squadron aircraft did not return, with flak being suspected as the cause.
Without copying the entire report, one of the three men who survived testified that the plane exploded; another said it did not. They did say that they ran into heavy weather and were flying on instruments. Another plane crossed in front of them and the prop wash flipped them over and the plane spun into the ground from approximately 28,000 feet. Sgt Fuller stated that Barefoot and Garza were new to our crew. Barefoot was riding the nose turret in order to complete the final mission of his tour. He was killed.
The three men who survived the plane going down, were captured by the Germans and were taken to POW camps.
Barefoot Chester L Serial Number 01995910 date of death 30 Oct 1944 Cemetery AR Ardennes.
First Lieutenant , U S Army Air Forces
Service Number 0995910
506 Bomber Squadron 44th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
Died 30-Oct-44
Buried at: Plot B, Row 35, Grave 9 Ardennes American Cemetery, Dupre, Belgium
Awards:
Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
Additional Army Awards
He was a navigator during WWII; his plane was shot down.
506th Sq., #44-10523 Bar-T, Bentcliff MACR #10139
30 October 1944
Hamburg, Germany
Due to weather conditions at the IP and interference by preceding Wings, our formation integrity was broken, forcing 19 aircraft to bomb the Hamburg Oil Refinery by PFF and eight others to attack Uterson, Germany. No enemy aircraft were encountered, flak at the target was heavy but inaccurate. One 506th Squadron aircraft did not return, with flak being suspected as the cause.
Without copying the entire report, one of the three men who survived testified that the plane exploded; another said it did not. They did say that they ran into heavy weather and were flying on instruments. Another plane crossed in front of them and the prop wash flipped them over and the plane spun into the ground from approximately 28,000 feet. Sgt Fuller stated that Barefoot and Garza were new to our crew. Barefoot was riding the nose turret in order to complete the final mission of his tour. He was killed.
The three men who survived the plane going down, were captured by the Germans and were taken to POW camps.
Inscription
1LT, 506 AAF BOMB SQ WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Oklahoma.
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1940 United States Federal Census
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1930 United States Federal Census
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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Oklahoma, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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