William O. Barnes

Korean War
Service #18347388
UnitB CO 32 INF 7 DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathDecember 2 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Private First Class Barnes was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Barnes was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was seriously injured in South Korea on September 23, 1950 and returned to duty on October 27, 1950. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.