William Barnes Killed in Action
Sep 6, 1945
In Memory of U.S. Army Air Corps Lieutenant William Harold Barnes Virgil, South Dakota Beadle County May 5, 1920 – September 6, 1945 Killed in a Plane Crash in Bavaria, Germany William Harold Barnes was born on May 5, 1920, at Virgil, Beadle County, South Dakota, to David and Inger Barnes. He had two sisters: Dolores and Carol. William “Buster” Barnes was raised and educated in the Virgil community. After high school, he attended Huron..