World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Dean L. Barber
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Knoxville, Tennessee
Honored By
Vera Morrison
Relationship
Friend
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH 500TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 73RD WING, 20TH AIR FORCE ON B-29 BOMBER 'BLACK MAGIC' AS A RADAR OBSERVER, BOMBARDMENT IN THE EASTERN MANDATES AND AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, AIR MEDAL WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.