US PARAS Barker, Herbert Edward, Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Barker ​

• FORENAME

Herbert Edward, Jr ​

• UNIT

504 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

32217618 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

2nd March 1944 ​

• AGE

24​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Section 12 Site 5232 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Kings County, New York​

born 31.01.1920, McMechen, West Virginia, USA​

1 year high school​

civil occupation kitchen worker​

employed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.​

married upon enlistment​

01.07.1941 draft card New York City, New York​

18.02.1942 entered service Camp Upton Yaphank, New York​

10.1943 WIA (discharged hospital 12.1943​

01.1944 WIA​

KIA Anzio, Italy ​

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