World War II Honoree

Carlos D. Barrera

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Laredo, Texas

Honored By

Douglas M. Alford USN

He was sworn into the United States Naval Service on 9 February 1940 and was assigned to Naval aviation and became a chief radioman. He was at Pearl Harbor at the bombing and survived. He later served in the Pacific and in the Philippine Islands for a time. He was discharged at Fort Sam Houston on 11 February 1946, and returned to his hometown of Laredo.