World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
James Barnett
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
HELPED HIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLLECT MILKWEED PODS, WHICH WERE USED AS FLOTATION COMPONENTS FOR LIFE JACKETS. HE ALSO JOINED HIS MOTHER AND THE NEIGHBORS IN GIVING CANDY AND TREATS TO SOLDIERS WHENEVER A TROOP TRAIN STOPPED NEAR THEIR HOMES.