Biographical Information

Name:

William Thomas Barr

Date of Birth:

1919

Note:

Veteran was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

MI

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

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

Service Related Injury:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

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

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

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

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

Interviewer:

Sally Ainsley 

Donor:

Sally Ainsley

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/10509

Subjects:

Barr, William
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

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