US PARAS 2 Barnes, Gary Lester

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Barnes ​

• FORENAME

Gary Lester ​

• UNIT

327 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company E,2 Bn) ​

• RANK

Specialist Fourth Class ​

• NUMBER

56507522 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

9th June 1969 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Home Cemetery,Sleepy Eye,Brown County,Minnesota ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Sleepy Eye,Minnesota​

born 16.6.1948 Sleepy Eye,Minnesota​

son of Collin Lester and Grace Pearl (nee Shellum) Barnes​

father of Mike Becker​

single​

attended elementary school,Evan,Minnesota​

graduated Sleepy Eye High School 1967​

entered service June 1968​

former 502 Infantry Regiment​

award Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster​

KIA Ha Noi,Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 23W Line 116​

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