Original post: September 2, 2009 Wordless Wednesday: WWII Soldier James H. Barwick {1925-1994}
You talk about a girl with her chest puffed up!
Reading the Obituary of my Uncle James BARWICK {my Grandfather Willie BARWICK’S baby Brother} I recently learned that he was a decorated World War II Army Veteran! WOW!
Uncle James was known for being ridiculously handsome — which we can all see — but I never knew he fought in WW2?!
An excerpt from Uncle James 1994 Obituary:
He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army in the Amphibious Tank Corp as a mechanic. He was in the D-Day Normandy Beachhead in France, 1945. His Battalion was one of the first to invade the shore, and they suffered many casualties; he also served in Germany when the war ended. He received an Honorable Discharge and received numerous meritorious awards.
How cool is that?!
Of course, I couldn’t learn of all this FABULOSITY & not start snooping around for his military service records! Lucky me {no pun intended!:-} I found the 1943 Cincinnati Enlistment record for Uncle James!
Okay, now I just won’t be satisfied until I find a picture of Uncle James in uniform!
Stay tuned…
Uncle James BARWICK & Wife, Mary
Rensler’s Photography Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio
Where Honor Is Due: Our Men of Military Service 