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BARR, Junior Herbert - Date of
birth
28 December 1925 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37490348 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
27 December 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 17 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Hayes H. Barr (father)
Goldie I. (Goodrich) Barr (mother)
Maurine I. Barr (sister)
Betty J. Barr (sister)
Frances Barr (sister)
Robert E. Barr (brother)
More information
Pvt Junior H. Barr enlisted on 14 February 1944.He was reported slightly wounded in action on 19 December 1944 and died on 27 December 1944 in a hospital in France.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Iowa WWII Bonus Case Files, 87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy