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CPT George “Red” Barr

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CPT George “Red” Barr Veteran

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
12 Jul 1967 (aged 50)
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section C Lot 95
Memorial ID
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Captain - Navigator, Crew 16 Doolittle's Raiders

Graduated Younkers High School, Younkers, New York. Entered service on February 10, 1941. Completed training as a navigator and commissioned a Second Lieutenant at Pendleton, Oregon on December 6, 1941. Earned BA degree from Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin and MA from Columbia University, New York, NY. Was prisoner of war of Japanese from April, 1942 until August 1945. Retired for physical disability on September 16, 1947. Decorations include Distinguished Flying Cross, Chinese Breast Order of Pao Ting. Was employed as a Management Analyst for the U.S. Army.



Captain - Navigator, Crew 16 Doolittle's Raiders

Graduated Younkers High School, Younkers, New York. Entered service on February 10, 1941. Completed training as a navigator and commissioned a Second Lieutenant at Pendleton, Oregon on December 6, 1941. Earned BA degree from Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin and MA from Columbia University, New York, NY. Was prisoner of war of Japanese from April, 1942 until August 1945. Retired for physical disability on September 16, 1947. Decorations include Distinguished Flying Cross, Chinese Breast Order of Pao Ting. Was employed as a Management Analyst for the U.S. Army.





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  • Maintained by: theck343
  • Originally Created by: Loren Bender
  • Added: Sep 3, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41507192/george-barr: accessed ), memorial page for CPT George “Red” Barr (6 Apr 1917–12 Jul 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41507192, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by theck343 (contributor 47782179).