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BARBER, James Wilford - Date of
birth
19 February 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Tarboro, Camden County, Georgia -
Hometown
Chatham County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14140276 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 April 1945 - Place of
death
5 km east of Nutha, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 1 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Burwell A. Barger (father)
Lula M. (Goings) Barger (mother)
Burwell A. Barber Jr. (brother)
Carolyn R. Barber (sister)
Lula M. Barber (sister)
Bessie Barber (sister)
Buelah Barber (sister)
Harry Barber (brother)
More information
T/5 James W. Barber was a carpenter.He enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 21 October 1942.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his action on the day of his death. The citation reads: While advancing through the woods west of Nutha, Germany, the company of which T/5 Barber was a member was held up by well-concealed enemy machinegun and rifle fire. T/5 Barber with complete disregard for his personal safety and in complete observation of the enmey unhesitantly ran forward to administer aid to a wounded comrade. While engaged in this heroic act he was fatally wounded by an enemy sniper.
Source of information: Jac Engels, Peter Schouteten, 83rdInfantryDivision, ABMC, WWIIMemorial, Find a Grave, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.familysearch.org - Family Tree, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Luc van der Sterren