World War II Honoree

Harry Hayes 'Ace' Barton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Spruce Hill, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Elizabeth

Relationship

Wife

GRADUATED FROM THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY AND QUALIFIED AS A NAVAL AVIATOR. ASSIGNED TO THE HEAVY CRUISER NEW ORLEANS CLASS USS VINCENNES CA-44 AS A PILOT FOR THE CURTIS SOC FLOATPLANE. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLES OF MIDWAY ISLAND AND THE INVASION OF GUADALCANAL. AT THE BATTLE OF SAVO ISLANDS, THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, AUGUST 9, 1942, THE USS VINCENNES WAS SUNK BY JAPANESE NAVAL FORCES. BARTON SURVIVED THE SINKING BUT WAS WOUNDED. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR BRONZE BATTLE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.