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Barnes, Wallace Hayden

Date of birth:
July 26th, 1903
Date of death:
July 11th, 1982
Buried on:
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Plot: S. Row: C. Grave: 86.
Service number:
O-16426
Nationality:
American

Biography

Promotions:
?: 2nd Lieutenant;
December 1st, 1931: 1st Lieutenant;
?: Captain;
?: Major;
?: Lieutenant-Colonel;
May 1st, 1950: Colonel;
February 16th, 1953: Brigadier General.

Career:
?: 26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts);
May 1943: Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, 4th Armored Division;
June 1944: Chief of Staff, 20th Armored Division;
December 24th, 1944; Chief of Staff, 12th Armored Division;
January 1946: Deputy Director, Personnel and Administration Division, European Command;
February 1949: Deputy Comptroller, 2nd Army;
August 1950: Comptroller, 2nd Army;
July 1954: Comptroller, Far East Command;
October 1954: Deputy Chief of Staff, Far East Command;
August 30th, 1955: Assistant Division Commander, 5th Armored Division.

He married Elisabeth Maria Annyas on July 24th, 1947.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
Chief of Staff, HQ, 12th Armored Division, U.S. Army
Citation:
"For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Chief of Staff, 12th Armored Division, from 1944 to 1945."
Legion of Merit - US Military

Second LoM awarded in the form of an oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first LoM.
Legion of Merit - US Military
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded with palme.
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)

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