Joe Byrne Barton (1924 - 1944)

Born 29 Jul 1924 in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

Died 3 Apr 1944 at age 19 in Papua New Guinea

Category: 432nd Fighter Squadron, United States Army Air Forces, World War II

Biography

Lieutenant Joe Barton served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started: 13 Jan 1942
Unit(s): 475th Fighter Group
Service ended: April 3, 1944 Killed in Action

Lt. Joe Barton was Killed in Action during World War II.

Born to Bryne B. Barton, 1886–1972 & Joe Nell McReynolds, 1886–1963

Family Life

1930 Morehead's Horse Mill, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

Head of the household was

Byrne Barton Father age: 43 born in Kentucky

Wife, Nell Barton, age: 43 Kentucky

Son, Joe Barton, age: 5 years, birth Year (Estimated): 1925, birthplace: Kentucky, marital Status: Single

Line Number: 23 ^[1]

1940 Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

Enumeration District Number: 89-11 Magisterial District 1 S of Powderly-Cleaton Rd and SW of State Highway 70, Bevier (part), Cleaton (part)

Enumerated April 8th by Evelyn B Linbarcy

Address: 119 Berries Proper

Head of the household was owned, real estate value: $300 and not a farm

Byrne B Barton, age: 53 years, birth, 1887, birthplace: Kentucky, occupation, Truck Driver, General Hauling

Wife, Joe Nell Barton, age:53 Kentucky

Son, Jo Byrne Barton, age:15 Kentucky

Residence Date: 1935

Residence Place: Same House

Line Number: 26 ^[2]

Siblings

With Byrne's first wife, Margaret R. Dennis, born 1891–who died 1920, half Siblings, who were married prior to the 1930 census.

1. Tina Mae Barton Kirtley, 1910–2011 Mar: John Baylus Kirtley, 1910–1983
2. Margaret Barton Berens, 1911–1974 Mar: Henry Berens, 1904–1984, granddaughter of Margaret-Gayle Davis.
3. Lucille Barton Russell, 1914–2012, Mar: Francis Herbert Russell, 1914–1998

Military

Index record for Joe B Barton

US, WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Full Name: Joe B Barton

Army Serial Number: 1508____

Enlistment Place: Ft Thomas Newport Kentucky

Enlistment Date: 13 Jan 1942

Army Branch: Air Corps

Branch: Army

Race or Ethnicity: White

Residence: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

Enlistment Term

Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Source of Army Personnel: Civil Life

Level of Education: 4 years of high school

Occupation: Sales clerks

Marital Status: Single, without dependents

Birth Date: 1922

Birth Place: Kentucky

Source Box Number: 0182

Source Film Reel Number: 2.39

Conflict Period: World War II

Served for United States of America

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Publication info: Publication Title

US, WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Content Source: The National Archives iconThe National Archives

Last Updated 30 Oct 2013

Description: Enlistment information for Army personnel from 1938 to 1946, with the greatest number of records from the years during World War II.

432nd Fighter Squadron

The 432d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 475th Fighter Group at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, where it was inactivated on 2 January 1958. History

World War II and Army of Occupation Combat in Southwest Pacific and Western Pacific, 12 August 1943 – 21 July 1945. Occupation duty (Korea and Japan), 1945–1949.[2] [1]

US, WWII Army and Army Air Force Casualty List, 1946

Barton, Joe B Record

World War II

State: Kentucky

Serial Number: T-061059

Rank: FL O

Served For: United States of America

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, 1941-1975

Full Name: Barton, Joe B.

Series Title: Unaccounted-for Remains, Group A, 1941-1975

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1924

Residence Place: Kentucky

Conflict: World War II

Death Date: 3 Apr 1944

Death Country: Papua New Guinea

Branch: United States Army Air Forces

Mia Place: Papua New Guinea

Mia Place Alias: New Guinea

Source Id: 71504

Source Record Group: Wii-14285-M

Conflict Period: Korean War (?)

Served for United States of America

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US, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, 1941-1975

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Last Updated: 27 May 2021

Description: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) estimates there are 82,000 American military and civilian personnel missing in action from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War. The majority of the missing died in World War II.

Battle Monuments

US, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1914-1950

Full Name: Joe B Barton

State of Residence Kentucky

Death: 3-Oct-44

Death Date: 3 Oct 1944

Buried: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines

Memorial Location: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea

Memorial Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery

Memorial Country, Manila, Philippines

Rank: Flight Officer, U.S. Army Air Forces

Service Number: T-061059

Regiment: 432nd Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group

Conflict Period: World War II

Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Served for United States of America

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US, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1914-1950

Content Source: American Battle Monuments Commission iconAmerican Battle, Monuments Commission

Last Updated: 30 Sep 2013

Description: The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), established in 1923, commemorates the service, achievements, and sacrifice of U.S. armed forces.

Death

Killed in Action when his plane went down nose into the earth on Papua New Guinea. Found the place decades later.

Letter from Captain

Captain Campbell P M Wilson

Dated: July 7, 1944

New Guinea

"..............Sadly I must confirm the official notice.......

victory for our Air Force and final destruction of Japanese air power in this

area.............."

The family has given more details in that his plane went down in New Guinea and is in an area that is not accessible to bring him home.

Cenotaphs

Until the family gets to bring him home they have placed a cenotaph for him

1) Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Lewisburg, Logan County, Kentucky

Inscription:

FLIGHT OFFICER

BARTON

LT. JOE BYRNE

July 29, 1924

April 4, 1944

Shares the stone with

B.B. (Bryne B. Barton, his father)

March 8, 1886

Oct 31, 1972

2) Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Memorial ID: 56758830 ·

Sources

1. ↑ Sheet Letter: A - sheet Number: 18 - Affiliate Publication Number: T626 -Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)- Digital Folder Number: 004950774 - Microfilm Number: 2340506 - Image Number: 751 - Indexing Batch: N03762-3 -"United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMFD-5NV : Thu Oct 05 17:12:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Byrne Barton and Nell Barton, 1930.
2. ↑ Sheet Letter: A --Sheet Number: 7 --Affiliate Publication Number: T627 - Digital Folder Number: 005460804 -Image Number: 330 -"United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7Y6-ND2 : Tue Nov 28 13:18:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Byrne B Barton and Joe Nell Barton, 1940.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74658793/joe-byrne-barton: accessed 04 December 2023), memorial page for Lieut Joe Byrne Barton (29 Jul 1924–3 Apr 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74658793, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Lewisburg, Logan County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Brenda White Broadway (contributor 47175704).