Barbee, John Wilford

1906 - 1992  (85 years)

• Name	Barbee, John Wilford
  Birth	24 Sep 1906  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BARB.J003
  _FGRAVE	30836082
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 3860th Service Command Unit, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Having enlisted in the National Guard at age 16, with 1 year, 5 months and 6 days of prior service. Entered active service as a draftee on April 10, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed the Cooks Service School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and qualified in that military occupational specialty (060). Assigned to and served with the 3860th Service Command Unit at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fifth Grade on September 10, 1945 at that installation. Earned the American Campaign Medal 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=2106772
  		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
  		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.
  		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 Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Barbee, John Wilford (1906-1992) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		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)
  		Camp Claiborne, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
  		Fort Sill, Oklahoma
  		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, John W. (1906-1992)
  Death	13 May 1992  [1]
  Burial	Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Barbee, John Wilford
  		Headstone, Barbee, John Wilford
  Person ID	I43135	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S13521] http://findagrave.com, Headstone, Barbee, John Wilford, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30836082/john-wilford-barbee), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15003] World War II Honoree, John W. Barbee, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2106772) (Reliability: 2).