World War II Honoree

Barney Edward Flowers

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Kenton, Tennessee

Honored By

Milton Parnell

Relationship

Friend

WENT INTO THE NAVY NOVEMBER 30, 1942. SENT TO BALBOA PARK, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND TRAINED IN BOOT CAMP CORPSMAN SCHOOL. NEXT TO THE NAVAL HOSPITAL IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA AND WORKED IN HOSPITAL AS CORPSMAN. THEN BACK TO SAN DIEGO ATTACHED TO THE MARINES IN CAMP ELLIOT, WHERE HE TOOK MARINE COMBAT TRAINING. OVERSEAS TO OAHU, HAWAII, WHERE HE WAS ASSIGNED TO MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND SERVED THERE UNTIL THE WAR WAS OVER. RETURNED TO THE STATES AND WAS DISCHARGED FEBRUARY 19, 1946.