Barbee, Donald 'Bud'

1914 - 1994  (79 years)

• Name	Barbee, Donald 'Bud'
  Birth	15 Apr 1914  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BARB.D001
  _FGRAVE	30806333
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, C Squadron, 2537th Army Air Forces Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on June 10, 1942 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Selected for The Air Corps, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Airplane and Engine Mechanic (747). Served stateside with C Squadron, 2537th Army Air Forces Base Unit, Perrin Field, Texas. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal And Wwii Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on November 28, 1945 at The Separation Center, Scott Field, Illinois. (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://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2060364
  		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,…
  		United States Army Air Corps
  		United States Army Air Corps
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Barbee, Donald 'Bud' (1917-1994) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		North Texas Regional Airport, Grayson County, Texas Formerly Perrin Air Field
  		Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Barbee, Donald 1914-1994)
  Death	20 Feb 1994  [1]
  Burial	Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Barbee, Donald
  		Headstone, Barbee, Donald and Wanda
  Person ID	I43134	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Barbee, Victor Ray,   b. 1892   d. 1955 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Hord, Bertha Rae,   b. 1893   d. 1990 (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F16728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	?, Wanda,   b. 29 Nov 1921   d. 15 Dec 1984 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F16726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hamilton, Captola Lorene,   b. 5 Feb 1922, Palestine, Randolph County, Arkansas d. 8 Mar 2017, Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F16727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  LOUISVILLE -Donald "Bud" Barbee, 79, rural Louisville, farmer, died Sunday (Feb. 20, 1994). Member: American Legion, Sailor Springs, Red Brush Christian Church. Survivors: wife, Cathy; daughter, Mrs. Dwayne (Sharon) Bailey, rural Louisville; stepdaughter, Connie Wilson, Cabot, Ark.; brothers, Victor, Rolla and James, all of Louisville; sisters, Mrs. Paul (Millie) Rose, Flora; Betty Adams, Effingham; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; two great-stepgrandsons. Preceded by: parents, first wife one brother, two sisters. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Red Brush Christian Church. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Neal Funeral Home, Louisville. Burial: Red Brush Cemetery Louisville. Memorials: Hospice of Lincolnland. Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Tuesday, February 22, 1994

  
  

• Sources

  [S13520] http://findagrave.com, Headstone, Barbee, Donald and Wanda, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30806333/donald-barbee), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8667] World War II Honoree, Donald Barbee, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2060364) (Reliability: 2).