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BARKER, Elton - Date of
birth
17 September 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Kennett, Shasta County, California -
Hometown
Red Bluff, Tehama County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1330895 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 May 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Falkenau an der Eger (Sokolov), Czechoslovakia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 27 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Claude W. Barker (father)
Alta B. (Rippey) Barker (mother)
Vernon C. Barker (brother)
Alda L. Barker (sister)
Vida R. Barker (sister)
Winifred G. (Hughes) Barker (wife)
Linda Barker (daughter)
More information
2nd Lt Elton Barker attended high school for 4 years and was a salesman to consumers before he joined the Regular Army in San Francisco, California on 22 August 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Barker Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – KD Velvet, www.16thinfassn.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Redding California