L C Barneycastle

321stBG and 310thBG, B-25's in the MTO ... TODD Barneycastle was KIA on 1 Feb. 1944 on a Sea-Sweep out of Gambut Lybia (Lost over the Mediterranean Sea)

TODD's brother also KIA; B-24 HEAVY out of England. "L.C. Barneycastle lost on 24 Dec. 1944

HIS BROTHER:
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: L C Barneycastle
Inducted From: Texas
Rank: First Lieutenant
Combat Organization: 714th Bomber Squadron 448th Bomber
Death Date: 24 Dec 1944
Monument: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Air Medal, Additional Army Awards
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World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 38203575 38203575
NAME BARNEYCASTLE#L#C######## BARNEYCASTLE#L#C########
RESIDENCE: STATE 85 TEXAS
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 199 HARDIN
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 8567 HOUSTON TEXAS
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 15 15
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 07 07
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 42 42
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 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
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 85 TEXAS
YEAR OF BIRTH 20 20
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 4 4 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 830 Unskilled lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchoppers
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 1303 1303
FILM REEL NUMBER 6.69# 6.69#
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U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
INDEXED AS: Castle L C Barney
Name: Castle L C Barney
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Cemetery Name: Henri-Chapelle Permanent Cemetery, Belgium
Grave number: G 13 10
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: First Lieutenant
Service Number: 685258
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WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: L. C. Barneycastle
Death Date: 24 Dec 1944
Cemetery: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Cemetery Burial Plot: Plot G Row 13 Grave 10
Cemetery City: Henri-Chapelle
WAR: World War II
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Title: First Lieutenant
Rank: First Lieutenant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: O-685258
Division: 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
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National WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Registry~NARA~War Department Files
Honoree Hometown Service Source
L. C. Barneycastle Hardin County, TX U.S. Army National Archives
1 LT L. C. Barneycastle ID: O-685258
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Hardin County, TX
Status: KIA
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National WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Registry~NARA~War Department Files
Honoree Hometown Service Source
L. C. Barneycastle TX U.S. Army Air Forces ABMC Cemeteries
L. C. Barneycastle ID: O-685258
Entered the Service From: Texas
Rank: First Lieutenant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group,
Heavy
Died: Sunday, December 24, 1944
Buried at: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Location: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Plot: G Row: 13 Grave: 10
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
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findagrave.com:
PHOTO of his Memorial Cross Headstone in Belgium
1Lt L C Barneycastle
Birth: 1920
Hardin County
Texas, USA
Death: Dec. 24, 1944
First Lieutenant, 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy;
U.S. Army Air Forces. Entered the service from Texas. Awarded the Air Medal
with Oak
Leaf Cluster.
Burial: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Liege Province, Belgium
Plot: Plot G Row 13 Grave 10
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Seething Airfield was the home of 448th Bomb Group who flew B24 Liberators from Station 146 RAF Seething.