Rasmussen, Barton Jones

Rank and Name, Aviation Metalsmith First Class Barton Jones Rasmussen.

Unit/Placed in, Transport Squadron Com-Air 7thFleet.

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCW2-MMM

Barton is born approx. on 6 June 1924 in Des Moines, New Mexico.

Father, Charles O. Rasmussen.

Mother, Maggie B. (Jones) Rasmussen.

Sister(s), Madge B. Vina M. and Peggy Rasmussen.

Brother(s), Charlie R. Benjamin F. Newton A. and Thomas M. Rasmussen.

Barton enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 3566122.

Barton ‘s Crew-members on-board the plane a R4D-6 (DC-3) were,

Lt. Donald L. McInteer Pilot

Captain Richard A. Kirkland Co Pilot

Amm1c. James Thompson Jr Crew

Am1c. Barton J. Rasmussen Crew

Arm2c. Edmund Z. Szczygiel Crew

Donald V. Johnson Passenger

Lt. Louis C. Skinner Passenger

Ls. G.M.L. Costner Passenger

Alsie A. Porterfield Passenger

Art1c. Alpha Scott Passenger

Amm2c. Charles W. Kallal Passenger

Arm3c. Alfred A. France Passenger

Arm3c. Tony D. Drakos Passenger

Sm1c. Ben Williams Passenger

Sm1c. Bennice Hathaway Passenger

Sgt. A.B. Boseley Passenger

Pvt. H.L. Straub Passenger

Barton died in a crash when the Plane was on Transport duty for Tacloban and it never arrived on 19 March 1945, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Barton is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org