ROBERT J BARTON
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HONORED ON PANEL 2W, LINE 42 OF THE WALL

ROBERT JAMESON BARTON

WALL NAME

ROBERT J BARTON

PANEL / LINE

2W/42

DATE OF BIRTH

01/07/1948

CASUALTY PROVINCE

QUANG TIN

DATE OF CASUALTY

10/18/1971

HOME OF RECORD

MIAMI

COUNTY OF RECORD

Miami-Dade County

STATE

FL

BRANCH OF SERVICE

ARMY

RANK

1LT

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REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR ROBERT JAMESON BARTON
POSTED ON 8.28.2013
POSTED BY: David Henson

I was with Robert (Jamie) Barton at the University of Florida

I was Jamie's skydiving instructor. We had a lot of fun at the U of F and other Drop Zones in Florida. When he about to ship out to Vietnam he stopped by and wanted to make a jump with me. He ended up letting me jump his Para Commander parachute and he jumped my "cheap Po" modified military rig.
I am sure that was the last sky dive he ever made. We had a great time.
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POSTED ON 8.28.2013
POSTED BY: Pat Moore

More than forty years have passed

Jamie and I were members of the University of Florida Parachuting Club in the mid 1960s. I enlisted in the Air Force and he became a helicopter pilot in the Army. His life ended far too short. His irrepressible grin is hard to forget. What's hard to conceive is that more than four decades have passed since his untimely death. He is still missed.
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POSTED ON 12.5.2012

Crash Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15237

On the evening of 17 October 1971, aircraft UH-1H, SN: 68-15237 was being flown on the night perimeter mission for the Chu Lai defense command. The aircraft commander for this mission was 1LT Robert J. Barton, pilot WO1 LN Pate, crew chief SP4 Wesley S. Shelton, and gunner SP4 Patrick J. Breslin. The mission entailed flying at 300 feet MSL or below, checking the perimeter with landing and search light. 1LT Barton took off at 2230 hours, although he had attempted to remain on 5 minute standby because he felt the weather was too bad to fly. Arriving on station it was found that the weather was not as bad as was believed, and the mission was continued. Prior to midnight the aircraft was landed and refueled. After arriving back on station, it was found that the weather was deteriorating and it was decided, after a radio transmission with the division tactical operations center, to return to the airfield and remain on 5 minute standby after one more pattern around the perimeter. On the northern perimeter, which is bordered by the ocean, it is necessary to fly over the water. Then the aircraft reached this point on the perimeter, it was reported by WO1Pate that a loud thump was heard. The aircraft commander stated, 'Don't worry, we only hit a bird. I hit one last night.' WO1Pate leaned to his right and lowered his head to look at the engine instruments to see if there were any abnormal instrument readings. During the time he had his head lowered, the aircraft struck the water. WO1Pate remembered the airspeed indicator reading 80 knots just prior to the accident. The crash was heard by a bunker guard on duty approximately 300 meters from the side. He reported the mishap to his superiors, who in turn reported it to division and a search and rescue was put into motion. Two medivac aircraft were dispatched along with a flare ship. The weather was extremely hazardous and the wreckage was never located. WO1 Pate, the sole survivor, was not rescued until approximately 6 hours later, some 4000 meters south of the crash site.

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POSTED ON 8.13.2012

Jamie as young boy

Posted by Aunt Wanda

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POSTED ON 8.13.2012

Jamie as young boy

Posted by Aunt Wanda

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