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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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Home State
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Year of Birth 1926 |
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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 |
Reason Other Accident |
Location Sea of Japan |
Conflict Korean War |
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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