Brig. Gen. Paul Lawrence Barton, USAF^[1]

1911 - 1985  (74 years)

• Name	Paul Lawrence Barton
  Title	Brig. Gen.
  Suffix	USAF
  Birth	1911	Plymouth, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Ludlow, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA   [2]
  Education	1934	USMA West Point, Orange Co., New York, USA   [3]
  	Class of 1934
  Military Information	WWII veteran. Flew 35 combat missions as a bomber group commander.  [4]
  Residence	Feb 1937	Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
  Residence	01 Sep 1937	Fort Benning, Chattahoochie Co., Georgia, USA   [5]
  Military Information	11 Nov 1944  [6]
  	Col. Barton received a Unit Citation in Italy while commanding the 15th Air Force B-17 Bomber Group as reported in the Spanish language newspaper PRENSA in Laredo, Texas
  Military Information	1930-1964  [4]
  	served on active duty, firstly in infantry regiments in Hawaii and Georgia, then pilot training in Texas, followed by a decorated career in the USAAC and USAF.
  Death	13 May 1985	Arlington, Arlington Co., Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I21397	Barton Database
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2011

  
  

  Father	Lawrence W. Barton,   b. Abt 1875, Vermont, USA
  Mother	Helen J. unknown female,   b. Abt 1887, Vermont, USA
  Notes	Info on this family found in 1920 US Fed Census of Vermont, Windsor Co., Ludlow Twp. Series: T625 Roll: 1873 Page: 57 on http://persi.heritagequestonline.com on 3 Mar 2007
  Family ID	F8058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ara Roxana Armstrong   d. 1977
  Marriage	11 Jul 1937	Belmont, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Paul Lawrence Barton, Jr.   2. Stephanie Barton   d. 1961
  Family ID	F12736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2011

  
  

  Family 2	Helen Blount
  Family ID	F12737	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1911 - Plymouth, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA Census - 1930 - Ludlow, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA Education - Class of 1934 - 1934 - USMA West Point, Orange Co., New York, USA Residence - Feb 1937 - Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, USA Marriage - 11 Jul 1937 - Belmont, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA Residence - 01 Sep 1937 - Fort Benning, Chattahoochie Co., Georgia, USA Death - 13 May 1985 - Arlington, Arlington Co., Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Cadet Paul L. Barton (1911-1985) Photo taken for his 1934 Howitzer Yearbook at the United States Military Academy, West Point (Class of 1934). He retired as a Brigadier General, USAF.

  
  

• Notes

  INFO from the website www.af.mil/bios/bio_4620.shtml on 13 Jan 2004.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3557] Jacob L. Grimm, Heroes of the 483rd, pg. 7. [S3499] 1930 U. S. Census, T626_2432 pg 1A ED 15. [S3922] United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook, 1934. [S3921] Washington Post, The [DC], 16 May 1985. [S4651] Journal and Republican, The [Lowville NY], 22 Jul 1937, p. 5. [S3923] Prensa [Laredo, TX].