Barr, Everett L.

1908 - 1965  (56 years)

• Name	Barr, Everett L.
  Birth	28 Jul 1908  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BARR.E002
  _FGRAVE	20803314
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 707th Tank Battalion, United States Army  [2, 3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on March 19, 1942 at Scott Field, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Cook (060). Departed the Continental U.S. on February 12, 1944 bound for The European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the Service Company of the separate 707th Tank Battalion through the Northern France, Ardennes and Rhineland Campaigns. Removed from the battlefield for medical reasons and returned to the U.S. on May 24, 1945 for further treatment. Honorably discharged with a Certificate of Disability as a Technician 5th Grade on August 9, 1945 at Percy Jones Hospital Center, Fort Custer, Michigan. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars and The WWII Victory Medal. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2052768
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Barr, Everett L. (1908-1965) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Barr, Everett (1908-1965)
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European Theater of World War II
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Rhineland Campaign, World War II
  		Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	14 Mar 1965  [1]
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Barr, Everett
  		Headstone, Barr, Everett L.
  Person ID	I43159	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2023

  
  

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  [S13539] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Barr, Everett, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20803314/everett-l_-barr), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15021] World War II Honoree, Everett Barr, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2052768) (Reliability: 2). [S13540] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Barr, Everett L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20803314/everett-l_-barr), none. (Reliability: 2).