World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald J. Barnie
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Donald J. Barnie
SERVED ON THE USS RODMAN DD-456 AND DMS-21. SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND THE PACIFIC THEATERS. EARNED 2 BATTLE STARS AND A NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA, WHERE THE SHIP SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY 6 KAMIKAZE AND HIT BY 3, ON APRIL 6, 1945.