World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ben. B. Barber
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Honored By
Hilda B. Barber
Relationship
Wife
SERVED AS A CORPORAL WITH THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER FOR FIVE YEARS, BEGINNING IN 1941. WAS TRAINED IN CHEMICAL WARFARE AND HIS CHEST WAS BURNED BY A DRUM OF CHEMICALS. TOOK PART IN THE LANDING AT NORMANDY BEACH, AS WELL AS BEING SENT TO ENGLAND, FRANCE, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM AND GERMANY.