Rank and Name, Private Barry Justin Arnold.
Unit/Placed in, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMSB-232), United States Marine Corps.
Barry is born approx. on Oct. 2, 1922 in Winnipeg, Canada.
Mother, Leona Arnold.
Barry enlisted the service in Minnesota with service number # 331529.
Barry ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a SBD were,
2Lt. Yale W. Kaufman Pilot
Pvt. Barry J. Arnold Radio Operator/Gunner
Barry was KIA when they were on a routine sector search and came back, the plane went in a steep glide an hit the water on Sep. 14, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Marine Good Conduct Medal, Marine Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Barr is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
