World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Lynn Barnett
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Colby, Kansas
Honored By
The Barnett Family
TECHNICAL SERGEANT LYNN BARNETT WAS A FLIGHT ENGINEER STATIONED WITH THE 20TH AIR FORCE, 19TH BOMB GROUP, 28TH BOMB SQUADRON ON GUAM. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON MAY 3, 1945 WHEN HIS B-29 WAS HIT OVER KANOYA, JAPAN AND CRASHED INTO THE SEA. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART AND THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER.