World War II Honoree

Harry C. Barnum

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Averill Park, New York

Honored By

David O. Barnum, Brian and Michael

Relationship

Son and Grandsons

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS; INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY AT CAMP UPTON, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK ON DECEMBER 14, 1942. RECEIVED TRAINING IN ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 589TH SIGNAL DEPOT COMPANY. HE WAS SENT TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WHERE HE SERVED FROM MAY 12, 1943 TO SEPTEMBER 19, 1946. SERVED IN NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORTH AFRICA AND SICILY. FOR HIS VALUABLE AND HONORABLE SERVICE ON 2 CONTINENTS AND IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, HE RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS (FOR NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ROME-ARNO AND NAPLES-FOGGIA CAMPAIGNS), WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, NEW YORK STATE MEDAL FOR MERIT, 1 HITCH MARK, 4 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, SHARPSHOOTER BADGE WITH RIFLE AND CARBINE TABS AND WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LOZENGE AND LAPEL BUTTON. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1946 AND HONORABLY DISCHARGED.