Paul Clayton Barnes
Cenotaph

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Paul Clayton Barnes Veteran

Birth
Johnston City, Williamson County, Illinois, USA
Death
30 Jul 1945 (aged 27)
At Sea
Cenotaph
Nancy, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.0690012, Longitude: -84.7375185
Plot
SECTION MA SITE 2
Memorial ID
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Fireman, Second Class, U.S. Navy

This is a memorial marker for Paul Barnes. He was one of the casualties of the USS Indianapolis.

On 30 July 1945, between Guam and Leyte Gulf,The Indianapolis was sunk by torpedoes fired by a Japanese submarine. Of the 1,196 aboard, only 317 were rescued. Paul Barnes body was not recovered.

There is a memorial for him at:
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial (ABMC)
Manila, Philippines
Fireman, Second Class, U.S. Navy

This is a memorial marker for Paul Barnes. He was one of the casualties of the USS Indianapolis.

On 30 July 1945, between Guam and Leyte Gulf,The Indianapolis was sunk by torpedoes fired by a Japanese submarine. Of the 1,196 aboard, only 317 were rescued. Paul Barnes body was not recovered.

There is a memorial for him at:
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial (ABMC)
Manila, Philippines

Inscription

F2
US Navy
World War II