World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Arthur Ford Barter
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Boothbay, Maine
Honored By
Sarah Sherman Brewer
Relationship
Friend
Drafted into the Army on April 10, 1944, at the age of 30. He served with the 356th Harbor Craft Company in the European Theater in England and France. He was Captain of a minesweeper rescue boat in the English Channel. Discharged from the Army at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on May 17, 1946. Served two years, one month and seven days. Awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.