World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Barnes, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1945 AT THE END OF HOSTILITIES. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. HIS SHIP MADE CALLS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AT GUAM IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS, AUSTRALIA, HAWAII, GUADALCANAL IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, SAIPAN AND TINIAN IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS, AND IN CHINA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RATING OF SEAMAN FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.