Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BARNETT WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION, AND LATER KILLED IN ACTION ON AUGUST 7, 1944. POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART WITH GOLD STAR FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.