Barnes, Charles Ronald Capt.

1942 - 1976  (34 years)

• Name	Barnes, Charles Ronald
  Suffix	Capt.
  Birth	21 Aug 1942
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Mar 1969	Da Nang, Vietnam   [1]
  	last known location for this aircraft was approximately one kilometer west of Truoi Mountain, Quang Nam Da Nang (formerly Tuan Thien Province) Province, South Vietnam.
  	20200609HAv- Jason Donnelly?Port Allegany Remember when... Rising Star · 19 hrs 08 June 2020 The child who kept his bracelet. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army Fullerton, McKean County KIA/MIA Vietnam Remains recovered/identified 2000 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA. On 16 March 1969, Captain Charles Barnes, co-pilot and Captain David R. Smith, aircraft commander were aboard a UC-21A aircraft (tail number 66-18007) which departed Long Trahn, North Army Airfield, South Vietnam. The aircraft made two stops, one at Long Binh and the other at Qui Nhon. At Qui Nhon, the plane picked up the following passengers: SP4 Michael Batt, Major Marvin L. Foster, and PFC Raymond Bobe. The aircraft resumed its journey north toward Hue/Phu Bai where it was scheduled to land. During this portion of the mission, the aircraft was required to revert from visual to instrument flight rules because of the low cloud ceilings, poor visibility and rain showers in the area. The aircraft was picked up by radio and radar. However, contact was lost during the approach pattern. After loss of contact, all standard emergency radio frequencies were utilized, but radio contact with the aircraft could not be regained. Da Nang Air/Sea rescue was also notified, but initial efforts were limited to a communications search because of the bad weather. The aircraft was never located. Based on a replotted flight plan, the indicated last known location for this aircraft was approximately one kilometer west of Truoi Mountain, Quang Nam Da Nang (formerly Tuan Thien Province) Province, South Vietnam. PART 2: The story of what it took to bring him home. From 1986-1989, unidentified human remains were turned over to the United States from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) in several different instances. None of the remains were identified given the limits of the technology of the time. In 1993, a joint U.S.-S.R.V. team, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), conducted investigations in Quang Nam-Da Nang, and Thua Thien-Hue Provinces. They interviewed a local Vietnamese citizen who supplied remains and an identification tag bearing Barnes' name, which he claimed to have recovered from an aircraft crash site. In 1999, another joint U.S.-S.R.V. team interviewed additional Vietnamese citizens about the crash and they were led to the crash site. In 2000, a joint U.S.-S.R.V. team excavated the site and recovered human remains and material evidence. Scientists from the JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used circumstantial evidence, and forensic identification tools such as mitochondrial DNA -- which matched that of Barnes' sister -- in the identification of the remains. Part 3: The child who kept his bracelet. See the last photo. Joyce Rider wrote on the VVMF website "Back in the early or mid 1970s my mom bought me a POW bracelet to wear in order to remember those who had not returned from Vietnam. I was a young teen at the time, but always kept the bracelet. As I was going through old photos and mementos, I found my bracelet! I googled his name and found this update!! While I am saddened that Captain Barnes did not survive, I am glad his remains were returned. May he Rest In Peace. Thank you for your service. Respectfully, Joyce Image may contain: 1 person, closeup Image may contain: 1 person Image may contain: airplane, text that says 'U.S. Army Beechcraft U-21 Ute' Image may contain: text Image may contain: outdoor, text that says ' + CHARLES RONALD BARNES CAPT US ARMY VIETNAM AUG 21 1942 AUG 24 1976 PURPLE HEART AIR MEDAL AVIATOR' 20You, Lanny Nunn and 18 others 3 Comments 1 Share Like Comments Jason Miller Glad he finally got to come home. 1Like · Reply · 18h Ronni Plummer Thanking him and his fellow passengers for their service and sacrifice. 1Like · Reply · 17h Lanny Nunn Thank you Jason for your research. 1Like · Reply · 6h John C Wetzel Jason Donnelly Thank you so much for sharing this. Do you know why his date of death is listed Aug 24 1976? He went missing 16 March 1969, remains recovered decades later... Like · Reply · 1m
  Death	24 Aug 1976
  	date, per headstone
  Person ID	I79813	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

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  Death - last known location for this aircraft was approximately one kilometer west of Truoi Mountain, Quang Nam Da Nang (formerly Tuan Thien Province) Province, South Vietnam. - 16 Mar 1969 - Da Nang, Vietnam  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Barnes, Chas Capt 1946- VietNam FB200609JasonDonnellyPArw 20200609HAv- Jason Donnelly?Port Allegany Remember when... Rising Star · 19 hrs 08 June 2020 The child who kept his bracelet. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army Fullerton, McKean County KIA/MIA Vietnam Remains recovered/identified 2000 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA. On 16 March 1969, Captain Charles Barnes,…
  		Barnes, Chas Capt DCWAll VietNam FB200609JasonDonnellyPArw 20200609HAv- Jason Donnelly?Port Allegany Remember when... Rising Star · 19 hrs 08 June 2020 The child who kept his bracelet. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army Fullerton, McKean County KIA/MIA Vietnam Remains recovered/identified 2000 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA. On 16 March 1969, Captain Charles Barnes,…
  		Barnes, Chas Capt USArmy Beechcraft U21Ute FB200609JasonDonnellyPArw 20200609HAv- Jason Donnelly?Port Allegany Remember when... Rising Star · 19 hrs 08 June 2020 The child who kept his bracelet. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army Fullerton, McKean County KIA/MIA Vietnam Remains recovered/identified 2000 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA. On 16 March 1969, Captain Charles Barnes,…
  		Barnes, Chas Capt 1946- synopsis FB200609JasonDonnellyPArw 20200609HAv- Jason Donnelly?Port Allegany Remember when... Rising Star · 19 hrs 08 June 2020 The child who kept his bracelet. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army Fullerton, McKean County KIA/MIA Vietnam Remains recovered/identified 2000 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA. On 16 March 1969, Captain Charles Barnes,…
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  20200609HAv- Jason Donnelly?Port Allegany Remember when... Rising Star · 19 hrs 08 June 2020 The child who kept his bracelet. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army Fullerton, McKean County KIA/MIA Vietnam Remains recovered/identified 2000 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA. On 16 March 1969, Captain Charles Barnes, co-pilot and Captain David R. Smith, aircraft commander were aboard a UC-21A aircraft (tail number 66-18007) which departed Long Trahn, North Army Airfield, South Vietnam. The aircraft made two stops, one at Long Binh and the other at Qui Nhon. At Qui Nhon, the plane picked up the following passengers: SP4 Michael Batt, Major Marvin L. Foster, and PFC Raymond Bobe. The aircraft resumed its journey north toward Hue/Phu Bai where it was scheduled to land. During this portion of the mission, the aircraft was required to revert from visual to instrument flight rules because of the low cloud ceilings, poor visibility and rain showers in the area. The aircraft was picked up by radio and radar. However, contact was lost during the approach pattern. After loss of contact, all standard emergency radio frequencies were utilized, but radio contact with the aircraft could not be regained. Da Nang Air/Sea rescue was also notified, but initial efforts were limited to a communications search because of the bad weather. The aircraft was never located. Based on a replotted flight plan, the indicated last known location for this aircraft was approximately one kilometer west of Truoi Mountain, Quang Nam Da Nang (formerly Tuan Thien Province) Province, South Vietnam. PART 2: The story of what it took to bring him home. From 1986-1989, unidentified human remains were turned over to the United States from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) in several different instances. None of the remains were identified given the limits of the technology of the time. In 1993, a joint U.S.-S.R.V. team, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), conducted investigations in Quang Nam-Da Nang, and Thua Thien-Hue Provinces. They interviewed a local Vietnamese citizen who supplied remains and an identification tag bearing Barnes' name, which he claimed to have recovered from an aircraft crash site. In 1999, another joint U.S.-S.R.V. team interviewed additional Vietnamese citizens about the crash and they were led to the crash site. In 2000, a joint U.S.-S.R.V. team excavated the site and recovered human remains and material evidence. Scientists from the JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used circumstantial evidence, and forensic identification tools such as mitochondrial DNA -- which matched that of Barnes' sister -- in the identification of the remains. Part 3: The child who kept his bracelet. See the last photo. Joyce Rider wrote on the VVMF website "Back in the early or mid 1970s my mom bought me a POW bracelet to wear in order to remember those who had not returned from Vietnam. I was a young teen at the time, but always kept the bracelet. As I was going through old photos and mementos, I found my bracelet! I googled his name and found this update!! While I am saddened that Captain Barnes did not survive, I am glad his remains were returned. May he Rest In Peace. Thank you for your service. Respectfully, Joyce Image may contain: 1 person, closeup Image may contain: 1 person Image may contain: airplane, text that says 'U.S. Army Beechcraft U-21 Ute' Image may contain: text Image may contain: outdoor, text that says ' + CHARLES RONALD BARNES CAPT US ARMY VIETNAM AUG 21 1942 AUG 24 1976 PURPLE HEART AIR MEDAL AVIATOR' 20You, Lanny Nunn and 18 others 3 Comments 1 Share Like Comments Jason Miller Glad he finally got to come home. 1Like · Reply · 18h Ronni Plummer Thanking him and his fellow passengers for their service and sacrifice. 1Like · Reply · 17h Lanny Nunn Thank you Jason for your research. 1Like · Reply · 6h John C Wetzel Jason Donnelly Thank you so much for sharing this. Do you know why his date of death is listed Aug 24 1976? He went missing 16 March 1969, remains recovered decades later... In the Synopsis, status listed MIA in 1976, so I assume that was changed officially to KIA on 24 Aug 1976. Like · Reply · 1m

  
  

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  [S2436] FaceBook- Port Allegany, Remember when, The child who kept his bracelet. Jason Donnelly, Rising Star · 08 June 2020. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army (1) fact 20200609HAv- Jason Donnelly?Port Allegany Remember when... Rising Star · 19 hrs 08 June 2020 The child who kept his bracelet. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army Fullerton, McKean County KIA/MIA Vietnam Remains recovered/identified 2000 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA. 20200609HAv- Jason Donnelly?Port Allegany Remember when... Rising Star · 19 hrs 08 June 2020 The child who kept his bracelet. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army Fullerton, McKean County KIA/MIA Vietnam Remains recovered/identified 2000 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA. On 16 March 1969, Captain Charles Barnes, co-pilot and Captain David R. Smith, aircraft commander were aboard a UC-21A aircraft (tail number 66-18007) which departed Long Trahn, North Army Airfield, South Vietnam. The aircraft made two stops, one at Long Binh and the other at Qui Nhon. At Qui Nhon, the plane picked up the following passengers: SP4 Michael Batt, Major Marvin L. Foster, and PFC Raymond Bobe. The aircraft resumed its journey north toward Hue/Phu Bai where it was scheduled to land. During this portion of the mission, the aircraft was required to revert from visual to instrument flight rules because of the low cloud ceilings, poor visibility and rain showers in the area. The aircraft was picked up by radio and radar. However, contact was lost during the approach pattern. After loss of contact, all standard emergency radio frequencies were utilized, but radio contact with the aircraft could not be regained. Da Nang Air/Sea rescue was also notified, but initial efforts were limited to a communications search because of the bad weather. The aircraft was never located. Based on a replotted flight plan, the indicated last known location for this aircraft was approximately one kilometer west of Truoi Mountain, Quang Nam Da Nang (formerly Tuan Thien Province) Province, South Vietnam. PART 2: The story of what it took to bring him home. From 1986-1989, unidentified human remains were turned over to the United States from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) in several different instances. None of the remains were identified given the limits of the technology of the time. In 1993, a joint U.S.-S.R.V. team, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), conducted investigations in Quang Nam-Da Nang, and Thua Thien-Hue Provinces. They interviewed a local Vietnamese citizen who supplied remains and an identification tag bearing Barnes' name, which he claimed to have recovered from an aircraft crash site. In 1999, another joint U.S.-S.R.V. team interviewed additional Vietnamese citizens about the crash and they were led to the crash site. In 2000, a joint U.S.-S.R.V. team excavated the site and recovered human remains and material evidence. Scientists from the JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used circumstantial evidence, and forensic identification tools such as mitochondrial DNA -- which matched that of Barnes' sister -- in the identification of the remains. Part 3: The child who kept his bracelet. See the last photo. Joyce Rider wrote on the VVMF website "Back in the early or mid 1970s my mom bought me a POW bracelet to wear in order to remember those who had not returned from Vietnam. I was a young teen at the time, but always kept the bracelet. As I was going through old photos and mementos, I found my bracelet! I googled his name and found this update!! While I am saddened that Captain Barnes did not survive, I am glad his remains were returned. May he Rest In Peace. Thank you for your service. Respectfully, Joyce Image may contain: 1 person, closeup Image may contain: 1 person Image may contain: airplane, text that says 'U.S. Army Beechcraft U-21 Ute' Image may contain: text Image may contain: outdoor, text that says ' + CHARLES RONALD BARNES CAPT US ARMY VIETNAM AUG 21 1942 AUG 24 1976 PURPLE HEART AIR MEDAL AVIATOR' 20You, Lanny Nunn and 18 others 3 Comments 1 Share Like Comments Jason Miller Glad he finally got to come home. 1Like · Reply · 18h Ronni Plummer Thanking him and his fellow passengers for their service and sacrifice. 1Like · Reply · 17h Lanny Nunn Thank you Jason for your research. 1Like · Reply · 6h John C Wetzel Jason Donnelly Thank you so much for sharing this. Do you know why his date of death is listed Aug 24 1976? He went missing 16 March 1969, remains recovered decades later... In the Synopsis, status listed MIA in 1976, so I assume that was changed officially to KIA on 24 Aug 1976. Like · Reply · 1m Barnes, Chas Capt 1946- VietNam FB200609JasonDonnellyPArw 20200609HAv- Jason Donnelly?Port Allegany Remember when... Rising Star · 19 hrs 08 June 2020 The child who kept his bracelet. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army Fullerton, McKean County KIA/MIA Vietnam Remains recovered/identified 2000 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA. On 16 March 1969, Captain Charles Barnes,… Barnes, Chas Capt DCWAll VietNam FB200609JasonDonnellyPArw 20200609HAv- Jason Donnelly?Port Allegany Remember when... Rising Star · 19 hrs 08 June 2020 The child who kept his bracelet. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army Fullerton, McKean County KIA/MIA Vietnam Remains recovered/identified 2000 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA. On 16 March 1969, Captain Charles Barnes,… Barnes, Chas Capt USArmy Beechcraft U21Ute FB200609JasonDonnellyPArw 20200609HAv- Jason Donnelly?Port Allegany Remember when... Rising Star · 19 hrs 08 June 2020 The child who kept his bracelet. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army Fullerton, McKean County KIA/MIA Vietnam Remains recovered/identified 2000 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA. On 16 March 1969, Captain Charles Barnes,… Barnes, Chas Capt 1946- synopsis FB200609JasonDonnellyPArw 20200609HAv- Jason Donnelly?Port Allegany Remember when... Rising Star · 19 hrs 08 June 2020 The child who kept his bracelet. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army Fullerton, McKean County KIA/MIA Vietnam Remains recovered/identified 2000 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA. On 16 March 1969, Captain Charles Barnes,… Barnes, Chas Capt 1946-1976 Cem FB200609JasonDonnellyPArw 20200609HAv- Jason Donnelly?Port Allegany Remember when... Rising Star · 19 hrs 08 June 2020 The child who kept his bracelet. Captain Charles Ronald Barnes, United States Army Fullerton, McKean County KIA/MIA Vietnam Remains recovered/identified 2000 Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA. On 16 March 1969, Captain Charles Barnes,…

  
  

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TNG ID: I79813