World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James W. Barnhardt
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rutherford College, North Carolina
Honored By
Ms. Eleanor J. Barnhardt
HE WAS A FIGHTER PILOT WITH THE 366TH FIGHTER GROUP. HE FLEW FROM ENGLAND AND FRANCE AND HAD 122 MISSIONS, 4 ON D-DAY, IN A P-47 THUNDERBOLT WITH THE 9TH AIR FORCE. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. RECEIVED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 22 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH 4 STARS, AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND THE AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON.