World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Fred Barnes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Leslie County, Kentucky
Honored By
Melissa Barnes Columbia
Relationship
Niece
ENLISTED FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, 17 AUGUST 1940. STAFF SERGEANT, SIXTH INFANTRY, FIRST ARMORED DIVISION, 27TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 16TH ENGINEER BATTALION (ARMORED), COMPANY G. REPORTED AS MISSING IN ACTION ON SUNDAY, 08 NOVEMBER 1942 ON THE FIRST DAY OF OPERATION TORCH, THE ALLIED INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA, AS A MEMBER OF THE CENTER TASK FORCE, WHILE ABOARD THE TROOP TRANSPORT HMS WALNEY OR HMS HARTLAND, IN ORAN HARBOR, ALGERIA. MEMORIALIZED AT THE NORTH AFRICA AMERICAN CEMETERY, CARTHAGE, TUNISIA. POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR AND PURPLE HEART.