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George
E.
Barnes
, Jr.
POW (Korea)

Home:

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, 

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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    371st Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    307th Bombardment Wing

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    January 10, 1953 – September 1, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    First Lieutenant George E. Barnes, Jr. (AFSN: 0-590629), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 10 January 1953, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 1 September 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.