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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

George Barr

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Yonkers, New York

Honored By

Mr. Charles Givens

Relationship

Friend

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Activity During WWII

Member 34th Squadron, 17th Group. Navigator on aircraft on General Doolittle's raid on Japan. Shot down over Japan and spent the remainder of the war as a prisoner of war in Japan, April 1942 to August 1945. Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross, Chinese Breast Order of Pao Ting. Retired for physical disability September 16, 1947. Deceased July 2, 1967.