Barnett, Roy Lawrence

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BARN.R004
• _FGRAVE: 24774855
• Military Service: World War II, Private, 277th Signal (Homing) Pigeon Company, United States Army

Notes:

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on April 14, 1941 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Selected for The Signal Corps, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Light Truck Driver (345). Departed the Continental U.S. on February 19, 1942 bound for The European Theater of Operations. Assigned to the 277th Signal (Homing) Pigeon Company and saw action in Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned The Meritorious Unit Award, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private on October 13, 1945 at The Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2049976

Family/Spouse: Williams, Merle Louise. Merle (daughter of Williams, Colonis and Hawn, Edith) was born on 16 Oct 1929; died on 15 May 2009; was buried in Old Union Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]