World War II Honoree

Wallace A. Barney

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Escalante, Utah

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Rank: Aviation Radioman Third Class. Inducted into the United States Navy from Utah. He served aboard the USS Hancock IV Aircraft Carrier (CV-19) for duty as an Aviation Gunner/Radio Operator, assigned to Torpedo Squadron Seven. The Seagoing Airbase and her shipmates participated in the Battle-of-Samar against the Imperial Naval forces off-shore of Leyte, Philippine Islands. Wednesday, October 25, 1944 he was reported missing in action, lost at sea succeeding the battle. In remembrance of the brave, his name is permanently inscribed in the tablets of the missing, memorialized at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Location: Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippine Islands. In his Memory and Honor, a cenotaph memorial has been placed at the Evergreen Cemetery Springville, Utah. This American Patriot received the following decorations posthumously: Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart. The Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded for his heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight, and his ultimate sacrifice.