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BARLEY, Donald Louis - Date of
birth
25 February 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Childress, Childress County, Texas -
Hometown
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38061730 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 March 1945 - Place of
death
Koblenz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 14 | 43 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stephen D. Barley (father)
Mary M. (Rucker) Barley (mother)
William T. Barley (brother)
Lela M. Barley (sister)
Norville Barley (brother)
Thelma Barley (sister)
Flora M. Barley (sister)
J. D. Barley (brother)
Zada E. Barley (sister)
Stephen D. Barley (brother)
Hellen R. Barley (sister)
Clarence E. Barley (brother)
More information
T/4 Donald L. Barley attended high school for four years before he enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 3 December 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Winifred Wilkerson, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pettiet Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com - a2
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Storiesbehindthestars.org