John Peter BartleyCaptainDET 2A, 1ST AIR COMMANDO GRP, 2ND AIR DIV, 13TH AF United States Air Force 03 August 1931 - 03 February 1963 Findlay, Ohio Panel 01E Line 018 |
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The database page for John Peter Bartley
Captain John Bartley was a native of Findlay, Ohio. He received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University in 1959 (the photo above is from the 1959 yearbook) and entered the Air Force upon graduation. He completed pilot training and was assigned to Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas. When he went to Vietnam in 1963, his wife remained in San Angelo. He was killed when his plane crashed under hostile conditions on February 3, 1963. He is remembered by the Tom Green Vietnam Memorial in San Angelo, Texas and by the Permian Basin Vietnam Memorial in Midland, Texas. May his sacrifice never be forgotten. |
A Note from The Virtual WallDetachment 2A of the 1st Air Commando Group was located at Bien Hoa Air Base and flew several different types of aircraft - B-26s, T-28s, and C-47s - in support of the South Vietnamese. On 03 Feb 1963, B-26 tail number 44-35692 was shot down while conducting a strafing run against a Viet Cong unit in the Mekong Delta. All three crewmen were killed in the crash:
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is a PBVVM representative, Billy M. Brown 4015 Melody Lane, Odessa, Texas 79762 bmbrown@grandecom.net 9 Jan 2005 |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Last updated 01/11/2005