Chester E.W. Barton Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1945

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service

15th Weather Squadron, 5th Air Force; Far East Air Force

Location of Service

Fort Dix, New Jersey; Illinois; Key Field, Mississippi; Johnson Field, North Carolina; Camp Pittsburg, California; Australia

Highest Rank

First Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [36 items] -- Photograph

Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [11 items] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

James Lingg

Contributor:

Chester Barton

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

American Legion Post 174, (Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Post)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/15789

Subjects:

Barton, Chester E.W.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Chester E.W. Barton Collection
(AFC/2001/001/15789), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress