World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert (Bob) Barnes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dover, Ohio
Honored By
Dover City School
He served honorably in WWII as an Army paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne division, 517 Parachute Combat Team. He earned a CIB (Combat Infantry Badge), purple heart with 3 oak leaf clusters for France, Belgium, and Germany, and a bronze star medal.