World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas H. Barton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Houston, Texas
Honored By
Rebecca B. Lutz
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED AS A B-17 PILOT WHO WAS STATIONED IN SNETTERTON HEATH AIRBASE, ENGLAND IN MAY 1944. ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A MISSION TO POLTAVA, RUSSIA. PILOTED A B-17 IN THE SECRET PROJECT APHRODITE IN DECEMBER 1944. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER.