World War II Honoree

Robert H. Barrow

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

New Orleans, Louisiana

Honored By

Family

ENLISTED IN THE MILITARY IN THE FALL OF 1942. HE WAS SENT TO SAN DIEGO FOR BOOT CAMP AND BECAME A DRILL INSTRUCTOR UNTIL MARCH 1943. IN APRIL TO MAY 1943, HE COMPLETED OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL. UPON GRADUATION, HE BECAME A COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA BEFORE BEING REASSIGNED TO CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA'S 51ST REPLACEMENT BATTALION. BY FEBRUARY 1944, HE WAS DEPLOYED TO THE FAR EAST TO SERVE WITH THE CHINESE GUERRILLA FORCES IN THE JAPANESE-OCCUPIED CENTRAL PART OF CHINA. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR WITH THE COMBAT 'V' MEDAL.