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Wade Hilton Barfield
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Rank
Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class, U.S. Navy
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Date of Death
September 16, 1951
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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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