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| USN USS Essex (CV-9) VF-15 |
Pilot Lt John E. Barry Jr., O-98795 (MIA / KIA) Summerville, SC Crashed September 9, 1944 Aircraft History Built by Grumman as model G-50 in Bethpage, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F6F-3 Hellcat bureau number 41772. Wartime History Assigned to USS Essex (CV-9) to Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15). No known nickname, nose art or squadron number. Mission History On September 9, 1944 took off from USS Essex (CV-9) piloted by Lt John E. Barry Jr. on a mission against Mindanao in the Philippines. He was shot down by Japanese planes and went Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Barry was officially declared dead the day of the mission. He earned the Air Medal, Purple Heart, posthumously. Barry is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. Relatives John E. Barry III (son) References Navy Serial Number Search Results - F6F-3 Hellcat 41772 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List - F6F-3 Hellcat 40682 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - John E. Barry Jr. FindAGrave - Lt John Edmund Barry Jr. (tablets of the missing photo) Why Can’t I (2020) by John E. Barry III Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated November 19, 2024 |
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