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Barbee, Donald 'Bud' |
| Birth |
15 Apr 1914 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
BARB.D001 |
| _FGRAVE |
30806333 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Sergeant, C Squadron, 2537th Army Air Forces Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces [1, 2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on June 10, 1942 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Selected for The Air Corps, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Airplane and Engine Mechanic (747). Served stateside with C Squadron, 2537th Army Air Forces Base Unit, Perrin Field, Texas. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal And Wwii Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on November 28, 1945 at The Separation Center, Scott Field, Illinois.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2060364
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Barbee, Donald 'Bud' (1917-1994)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Barbee, Donald 1914-1994)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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North Texas Regional Airport, Grayson County, Texas
Formerly Perrin Air Field
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Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
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Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
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United States Army Air Corps
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United States Army Air Corps
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United States Army Air Forces
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United States Army Air Forces
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
20 Feb 1994 [1] |
| Burial |
Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Barbee, Donald
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Headstone, Barbee, Donald and Wanda
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| Person ID |
I43134 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
17 Jul 2023 |
English
1914 - 1994 (79 years)
