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Earl Walter Barnes |
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Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945) |
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Earl Walter Barnes Earl Walter Barnes was born in 1902 in Crawford, TX. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on 12 June 1925, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S Army Air Service. In December 1930, Barnes was assigned as Engineering Officer of the Seventh Observation Squadron at France Field, Panama Canal Zone. A year later, he moved to Albrook Field for duty with the 44th Observation Squadron. He transferred to Barksdale Field, LA, in December 1932; the following month he assumed command of the 55th Pursuit Squadron there. Barnes joined the 31st Pursuit Group (Interceptor), at Selfridge Field, MI, in August 1940, as the Operations Officer and Intelligence Officer. The following January, he became Commanding Officer of the 52d Pursuit Group (Interceptor), at Selfridge. That June he became Commanding Officer of the 53d Pursuit Group (Interceptor) (later, 53d Fighter Group), at Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee, FL; in January 1942, the unit moved to Howard Field, Panama Canal Zone. In July, he was appointed Executive Officer, 6th Fighter Command, at Albrook Field. That November the general was designated Assistant Commandant of the Air Defense Department, U.S. Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics, Orlando, FL. In 1949, Barnes was appointed Air Force representative of the Weapons Systems Evaluation Group, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC, and he later became Senior Air Force member, of the Military Studies and Evaluations Division, Weapons Systems Evaluation Group, in May 1952. Transferred to the Tactical Air Command (TAC) at Langley Air Force Base, VA, in April 1953, Barnes was designated TAC's Deputy Commander. On 27 February 1956, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Far East Command in Tokyo, Japan. On 20 June 1956, he took on additional duty as Chief of Staff of the United Nations Command, also in Tokyo. Barnes retired from active duty on 1 September 1957. Distinguished Service Medal Badges Command Pilot Badge Death and Burial Lieutenant General Earl Walter Barnes died on 23 May 1979. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. |
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Honoree ID: 3259 | Created by: MHOH |