William Thomas Barr Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

William Thomas Barr

 

 

Home State:

MI

Note

Veteran was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Enterprise (CV 6)

Location of Service

Traverse City, Michigan; Clinton Naval Air Station, Burns Flat, Oklahoma; Bougainville Island (Solomon Islands); San Diego, California; Hawaii; Leyte Island and Luzon (Philippines); Formosa; China; Japan; Iwo Jima; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Ulithi (Caroline Islands)

Highest Rank

Photographer's Mate First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Original photographic print [15 items] -- Photograph

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Audio: Audio Cassette [2 items] -- Reference copy

Interviewer:

Sally Ainsley

Contributor:

Sally Ainsley

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/10509

Subjects:

Barr, William Thomas

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

William Thomas Barr Collection
(AFC/2001/001/10509), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress