World War II Honoree

Clarence Norman Barnes

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

St. Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Megan Sivert

Relationship

Granddaughter

SERVED AT UTAH’S KEARNS AIR FORCE BASE AS A COOK BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED FROM THE AIR FORCE TO THE INFANTRY. HE WAS ENGAGED IN THE RHINELAND CAMPAIGN AND WAS CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS NEAR SIEGEN. HE WAS HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN A GERMAN LABOR CAMP. AFTER GERMANY’S SURRENDER, HE SERVED AT FORT BARRANCAS IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.