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Randolph Harold Barber Veteran

Birth: 29 Apr 1922
Death: 7 Dec 1941 (aged 19)
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Burial: Most Precious Blood Cemetery

New London, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot: Section I, First Row
Memorial ID: 52229023 View Source

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Fireman 2nd Class
USS Oklahoma
US Navy
WORLD WAR II

Killed in Action

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Killed in action during the attack on Pearl Harbor, along with two of his brothers.

A fourth brother, Clayton, enlisted at the age of 17 in 1943 and he served as a member of the first crew of the USS BARBER, which was named in honor of his three brothers.

Family Members

Parents

Peter Thomas Barber

1893–1948
Gertrude I. Boeker Barber

1898–1990

Siblings

Malcolm John Barber

1919–1941
Malcolm John Barber

1919–1941
Malcolm John Barber

1919–1941
Malcolm John Barber

1919–1941
LeRoy Kenneth Barber

1920–1941
Le Roy Kenneth Barber

1920–1941
Leroy Kenneth Barber

1920–1941
LeRoy Kenneth Barber

1920–1941
Randolph Harold Barber

1922–1941
Randolph Harold Barber

1922–1941
Randolph Harold Barber

1922–1941
Clayton D Barber

1925–1994
Robert J "Bob" Barber

1932–2022

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1940 United States Federal Census
1930 United States Federal Census
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), 1941-2011

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The three Barber brothers; Malcolm John, LeRoy Kenneth, and Randolph Harold, enlisted in the Navy in 1940 at Chicago, Ill.; and, following training at Great Lakes, Ill., all were assigned to USS Oklahoma (BB 37). Each was advanced in rate; LeRoy and Malcolm became firemen, first class, and Randolph, fireman, second class. The brothers were on board Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked, and all three perished when she capsized at her berth along Ford Island.

"Soon stories of tragic losses began to fill the newspapers and dampen the holiday spirit. Perhaps none were more tragic than the story of Gertrude and Peter Barber of New London, Wis., whose three sons, LeRoy, Malcom and Randolph, were all stationed at Pearl Harbor, when Japan attacked. It was not uncommon in those days for members of the same family to be stationed on the same ship or military post. The Barber brothers were all crewmen on the USS Oklahoma. In December 1941, the Barber family received a photograph of the three young sailors. The boys had their picture taken and mailed it to their parents as a Christmas gift. When it arrived at the Barber home the envelope was postmarked, Dec. 5, 1941. On Dec. 21, a solemn-faced police officer delivered a telegram from the War Department informing the Barbers that all three of their sons were missing and presumed dead". (From a 2 December 2007 article in the Sheboygan Press by Bill Wangemann)

USS Barber (DE 161) (1943-1946) was the first ship named in their honor. (Photo from The Official Web Site of the USS Oklahoma BB 37 thanks to Kevin King)

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20 May 1943: Norfolk, Va. - USS Barber under construction at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo #NHS-112-C)

http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/161.htm

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Peter Thomas Barber

Gertrude I. Boeker Barber

Malcolm John Barber

Malcolm John Barber

Malcolm John Barber

Malcolm John Barber

LeRoy Kenneth Barber

Le Roy Kenneth Barber

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