World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ira Ray Barnett
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Brownwood, Texas
Honored By
A Grateful American
CORPORAL. FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF BATAAN AND THE DEFENSE OF CORREGIDOR UNTIL IT'S SURRENDER. HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND IN JAPAN.