World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Joseph G. Barry
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Jefferson County, Illinois
Honored By
A Grateful American
STAFF SERGEANT, B-24 LIBERATOR 'BIG EMMA', 321ST SQUADRON (BOMBS AWAY), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF JOHN MOLLER CREW. FINISHING A PATROL MISSION OF THE NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, HIS PLANE ENCOUNTERED BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AFTER SENDING A MESSAGE TO PORT MORESBY TO 'TURN ON SEARCHLIGHTS', THE PLANE WAS NOT HEARD FROM AGAIN. IT CRASHED WEST OF PORT MORESBY, AUGUST 8, 1943. MISSING AIR CREW REPORT 15575. AWARDED: AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART.