U.S. Army Air Forces · United States 
Sergeant Harold Thomas Barton served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. Harold served in World War II. Harold was 25 years old.
Harold T. Barton was a typesetter. | | He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 28 October 1942. | | The airplane was hit by flak. According to eye-witness statements of crew members of other airplanes in the group, the #3 engine of the airplane was on fire after which a large explosion was observed beneath the airplane. After this explosion the aircraft was observed to be going down, out of control, and headed back towards the Dutch coast. It was subsequently concluded that the airplane had gone down in the waters off the enemy coast as no information was ever recovered on this situation, either in enemy or friendly force reporting. | | The entire crew of ten men was killed.
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