World War II Honoree

Thomas Irving Barton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Patchogue, New York

Honored By

Barbara, Larry, Danny, Diane

Relationship

Children

ENLISTED 18 DECEMBER 1941, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK. RADIO OPERATOR 756, RIFLE 03 MKM 135 AUGUST 1943. STAFF SERGEANT, 397TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 368TH FIGHTER GROUP, ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES. DEPLOYED: AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE, ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND. GQ 33 WD 45 AS AMENDED. DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, LAPEL BUTTON ISSUED, ASR SCORE / 2 SEPTEMBER 1945: 88. ARMY AIR FORCES TECHNICAL SCHOOL, MADISON, WISCONSIN. RADIO MECHANIC 12 WEEKS, RIFLE 03 MKM 135 AUGUST 1943. DEMOBILIZATION: ARMY AIR FORCE STUDENT ARMY TRAINING, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, OBSERVATION AND RECONNAISSANCE. SEPARATION CENTER: FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY, 22 OCTOBER 1945.