World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Roy L. Barker
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bakersfield, California
Honored By
Mrs. Lois Bartley
Relationship
Wife
Served in England and France with the 9th Air Force, 362nd Fighter Group, 377th Fighter Squadron. Flew 104 missions in a P-47 Thunderbolt and on July 5, 1944 shot down a German ME-109G. Awarded the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Air Medal with 3 Silver Stars and 2 Bronze Clusters, Presidential Unit Citation. Shot down and killed over Luxembourg during the Battle of the Bulge on January 19, 1945.