Valden A. Barnson

1923 - 1944  (21 years)

• Name	Valden A. Barnson
  Born	27 Mar 1923	Price, Carbon, Utah, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	24 Apr 1930	Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States
  	1930
  	Names on Census: Barnson, Inez B., Lodger, age 37 Barnson, Vera E., Lodger, age 13 Barnson, Valden, Lodger, age 7
  Military Service	Jan 1943–17 Dec 1944  [3]
  	Staff Sergeant in Army, World War II
  Died	17 Dec 1944	Germany   [2]
  Military Service	18 Jan 1945	Muglitz, Germany   [4]
  	Missing in Action
  	Died over Germany in his B24 bomber
  Newspaper Article	27 Jun 1946  [5]
  	Casualty List
  Newspaper Article	17 Nov 1948	Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States   [6]
  	Body Returned
  	Body returned from Europe
  Obituary	3 Dec 1948	Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States   [7]
  	Vernal Express
  Funeral	4 Dec 1948	Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States   [8]
  	at the Roosevelt Tabernacle
  FamilySearch ID	KWJK-Q35
  Buried	4 Dec 1948	Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States   [7]
  Person ID	I378	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2011

  
  

  Father	Christian Peter Barnson
  Mother	Inez Blanche Morrill,   b. 10 Jul 1891,   d. 25 Sep 1961  (Age 70 years)
  Married	22 Jan 1906	Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States
  Family ID	F163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Mar 1923 - Price, Carbon, Utah, United States Census - 1930 - 24 Apr 1930 - Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States Died - 17 Dec 1944 - Germany Military Service - Missing in Action - 18 Jan 1945 - Muglitz, Germany Newspaper Article - Body Returned - 17 Nov 1948 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Obituary - Vernal Express - 3 Dec 1948 - Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States Funeral - at the Roosevelt Tabernacle - 4 Dec 1948 - Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States Buried - 4 Dec 1948 - Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Newspapers - Utah, Uintah, Vernal - Vernal Express - OLD, "Gusher Sergeant Reported Missing Over Germany," 18 Jan 1945, online archives. (Reliability: 3). [S81] Headstones - FindAGrave, accessed; 15 September 2016; Valden A. Barnson (Reliability: 2). Birth - 27 March 1923 - Price, Carbon, Utah Death - 17 December 1944, Germany (died in WWII) Buried - Roosevelt Memorial Park, Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah Parents: Christian Barnson (1887 - 1971) Inez Blanch Morrell McCarrell (1889 - 1961) Siblings: LaMar Christian Barnson (1909 - 1974) Wilda Barnson Stevens (1911 - 1936) Vera Barnson Wakefield (1916 - 1999) source - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9304966 [S8] Newspapers - Utah, Uintah, Vernal - Vernal Express - OLD, "Gusher Sergeant Reported Missing," 18 Jan 1945, online archives. (Reliability: 3). [S8] Newspapers - Utah, Uintah, Vernal - Vernal Express - OLD, "Gusher Sergeant Reported Missing Over Germany," 18 Jan 1945, online archives. (Reliability: 3). Gusher (Special) S Sgt Varden [Valden] A Barnson 22 an air corps radio operator on a B24 is reported missing over German territory since December 17th according to word received last week by his mother Mrs Bert Haynes of Gusher. Entering service in the latter part of January 1943 he reeived his basic training at Tyndall Field Florida. He completed his training at Mountain Home Ida. He embarked from the East Coast in August following a ten day furlough. He was first in India and later sent to Italy where he was based until he was reported missing. Born at Price on March 27 1922 Sgt Barnson was a graduate of the Roosevelt High School. [S8] Newspapers - Utah, Uintah, Vernal - Vernal Express - OLD, "War Dept. Announces Army Casualty Lists; Uintah County Has 30 Dead; Utah Loses 1450," 27 Jun 1946, online archives. (Reliability: 3). [S8] Newspapers - Utah, Uintah, Vernal - Vernal Express - OLD, "Bodies of 71 Utah, Idaho War Dead Returned," 17 Nov 1948, online archives. (Reliability: 3). [S8] Newspapers - Utah, Uintah, Vernal - Vernal Express - OLD, "Obituary - S. Sgt. Valden A. Barnson," 3 Dec 1948, online archives. (Reliability: 3). [S8] Newspapers - Utah, Uintah, Vernal - Vernal Express - OLD, "S. Sgt. Valden A. Barnson - Obituary," 3 Dec 1948, online archives. (Reliability: 3).