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Personal info

Full name
BARNES, Sam Hester
Date of birth
6 February 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina
Hometown
Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34851976
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division,
1st Platoon - 2nd Squad
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Petite-Langlire, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 8 35

Immediate family

Members
John R. Barnes (father)
Mary S. (Simmons) Barnes (mother)
Joseph Barnes (brother)
Lottie Barnes (sister)
Robert V. Barnes (brother)
Kathleen R. (Robertson) Barnes (wife)
Sammy Barnes (son)

More information

Pfc Sam H. Barnes was a chauffeur.

He enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 12 October 1943. He trained at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, and Fort Meade, Maryland. and was sent overseas in June 1944.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.83rdinfdivdocs.org, http://aad.archives.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Times-News

Photo source: Wilfried de Backer, www.newspaperarchive.com - Burlington Daily Times-News