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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Fritz A. Barker

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Guthrie, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER ABOARD A LANDING CRAFT TANK (ROCKET) VESSEL. HIS LCT(R) COULD FIRE OVER 1000 ROCKETS ONTO ENEMY BEACHHEADS IN UNDER 30 SECONDS, WHICH MATCHED THE FIREPOWER OF 80 DESTROYERS FIRING SIMULTANEOUSLY. PARTICIPATED IN THE D-DAY INVASION AT NORMANDY AND THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE.