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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Woodrow Wilson Barr

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Keyser, West Virginia

Honored By

John Peterson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS DEPLOYED TO THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AS A PART OF THE 1ST MARINE RAIDER BATTALION. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE U.S. RECAPTURE OF TULAGI FROM THE JAPANESE ON AUGUST 7, 1942. THE USS BARR APD-39, A UNITED STATES NAVY BUCKLEY-CLASS DESTROYER ESCORT COMMISSIONED IN 1944, WAS NAMED IN HIS HONOR.