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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert S. Barnes

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Little Rock, Arkansas

Honored By

USS Rodman Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON BOARD THE USS RODMAN DD-456 AND DMS-21. SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS. EARNED 4 BATTLE STARS, PURPLE HEART AND A NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. PARTICIPATED IN THE SINKING OF THE U-616, THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY, THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA, WHERE THE SHIP SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY 6 KAMIKAZES AND HIT BY 3, ON APRIL 6, 1945.