World War II Honoree

Doyle Clayton Barnes

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

San Diego, California

Honored By

John Peterson

RECEIVED THE NAVY CROSS FOR HIS HEROISM DURING THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY 4 JUNE 1942, WHEN HE INTERCEPTED A FLIGHT OF JAPANESE AIRCRAFT AND DOWNED TWO TORPEDO PLANES. HE WAS REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION 24 AUGUST 1942, WHEN HIS SQUADRON, BASED ON USS ENTERPRISE CV-6 ENGAGED THE ENEMY IN THE BATTLE OF THE EASTERN SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE USS DOYLE C. BARNES WAS NAMED IN HIS HONOR.