World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
David L. Barkhurst
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Jewett, Ohio
Honored By
Mrs. D. L. Barkhurst
Relationship
Wife
Inducted 4/28/42. Discharged 9/21/45. 8th U.S. Air Force, 384th Bomb Group, B-17 Fortress. Shot down March 13, 1944 over Germany, 25th mission. POW, Stalag Luft 17-B Barracks 30-A, Austria. Liberated by Patton's Army after a 25 day brutal march through a wooded area in severe weather conditions with no shelter or food.