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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Bernard W. Barkley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Canton, Illinois

Honored By

Larry E. Carpenter

Relationship

Aviation Historian

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A B-25D ‘MITCHELL’ MEDIUM BOMBER STUDENT COPILOT, WHO WAS KILLED OCTOBER 12, 1944 ALONG WITH THE STUDENT PILOT DURING A NIGHTTIME NAVIGATION TRAINING MISSION. THE BOMBER COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND NORTHEAST OF THE LA JUNTA ARMY AIR FIELD, LA JUNTA, COLORADO.