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Personal info

Full name
BARBEE, John Henry
Date of birth
5 November 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Gorman, Eastland County, Texas
Hometown
Eastland County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38228328
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 17 11

Immediate family

Members
Joseph H. Barbee (father)
Euna E. (Pulley) Barbee (mother)
William H. Barbee (brother)
Ruby H. Barbee (sister)
Sally P. Barbee (sister)
Bennie L. Barbee (brother)
Verna L. (Anderson) Barbee (wife)
Joan L. Barbee (daughter)

More information

Pfc John H. Barbee enlisted in Abilene, Texas on 12 September 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Washington, Marriage Record, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Tracy Rice - granddaughter