World War II Honoree

George Alonzo Barber

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio

Honored By

Geauga Junior Genealogists 4-H Club

INDUCTED AUGUST 12, 1943. SERVED AS CORPORAL AND A LIGHT TRUCK DRIVER WITH THE 85TH QUARTERMASTER COMPANY IN ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES, AND THE PO VALLEY. RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL WITH THREE BRONZE STARS, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. DISCHARGED DECEMBER 29, 1945.