Barnes, William Albert

1922 - 1998  (76 years)

• Name	Barnes, William Albert
  Birth	15 May 1922  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BARN.W006
  _FGRAVE	29920712
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Marine Corps  [2, 3]
  	Enlisted and entered active service on December 29, 1941 at Chicago, Illinois to serve for the duration. Completed boot camp and trained in the military special qualification of Guard Patrolman. Served overseas in The Pacific Theater of Operations from March 2, 1942 to May 6, 1944. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class and from the Casual Company, Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia on October 30, 1945. Earned The American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific 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=2106785
  		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 Marine Corps
  		United States Marine Corps
  		Private First Class, United States Marine Corps Pre-1918-1959
  		United States Marine Corps Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Barnes, William Albert (1922-1998) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		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, Barnes, William Albert (1922-1998)
  Death	30 Sep 1998  [1]
  Burial	Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Barnes, William Albert
  		Headstone, Barnes, Albert and Bonnie
  Person ID	I43137	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family	?, Bonnie,   b. 30 Jul 1926   d. Sep 1984 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F16729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13524] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Barnes, Albert and Bonnie, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29920712/william-albert-barnes), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15005] World War II Honoree, William Albert Barnes, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2106785) (Reliability: 2). [S13525] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Barnes, William Albert, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29920712/william-albert-barnes), none. (Reliability: 2).