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Neal, Barney Garland

Rank and Name, Aviation Radioman Third Class Barney Garland Neal.

Unit/Placed in, USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) Carrier, United States Naval Reserve.

 

Barney is born approx. on Dec. 2, 1924 in Trimble, Kentucky.

Mother, Mary Johnson.

 

Barney enlisted the service in Kentucky with service number # 9587179.

 

Barney was KIA when the USS Bunker Hill was attacked and hit by 2 Kamikazes on May 11, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Barney is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

 

Thanks to, https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/uss-bunker-hill-aircraft-carrier.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

 

 

 

 

 

Buried on Sea
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) Carrier
Flight-deck damage afther the attack
Barney G. Neal
His rank Radioman Third Class