World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Barber
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Mary Sunseri
Relationship
sister
ENTERED THE U.S. NAVY IN OCTOBER 1940. USS NECHES (AO-47); USS WHITNEY (AD-4), USS REID (DD-369) ABOARD IT ON 12/7/41 AT PEARL HARBOR AND 11/11/44 WHEN IT SUNK. USS CURRIER (DE-700), USS BENEVOLENCE (AH-13); NAVAL HOSPITAL, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/5 STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL W/1 STAR, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON W/2 STARS, NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. DISCHARGED 9/1947.