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Last Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
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Last Primary NEC
AD-0000-Aviation Machinist's Mate
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Last Rating/NEC Group
Aviation Machinist's Mate
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Primary Unit
1951-1951, AD-0000, USS Essex (CV-9)
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Service Years
1943 - 1951
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Personal Details
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Year of Birth
1926 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Tommy Burgdorf (Birddog), FC2
to remember
Barfield, Wade Hilton, AD3.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Columbia, SC |
Last Address
Columbia, SC
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Casualty Date
Sep 16, 1951 |
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Cause
Non Hostile- Died Other Causes |
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Other Accident |
Location
Sea of Japan |
Conflict
Combat and Noncombat Operations |
Location of Interment
Olympia Cemetery - Columbia, South Carolina |
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Last Known Activity
Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Barfield was a member of the crew of the carrier USS ESSEX (CV-9). On September 16, 1951, a damaged F2H Banshee fighter tried to land on the aircraft carrier. The tail hook could not engage and the aircraft bounced over the barriers, struck other aircraft and burst into flames. The pilot and four crew members were killed.
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