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Casualty Info
Home Town Harrisburgh, PA
Last Address Harrisburg, PA
Casualty Date Nov 24, 1951
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Lost At Sea-Unrecovered
Location Korea
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 8 (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
[Official statement at memorial sites] Seaman (E3) Barnett served aboard the destroyer USS Hyman (DD-732) in Korean waters. On November 23, 1951, he was wounded when his ship was hit by enemy shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea and died on November 29, 1951. His body was not recovered.
[Other sources] The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency records list SN Barnett as MIA - KIA. According to Wikipedia, the USS Hyman received only minor damage during the attack on November 24, 1951 and continued on with her missions.
[Assumption] SN Barnett was injured on November 24, 1951 and fell overboard. His body was not recovered so he was declared dead on November 29, 1951.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 3836186
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
Name: Donald Norman Barnett Birth Date: 19 Aug 1931 Birth City: Harrisburg State Registered: Pennsylvania Death Date: 29 Nov 1951 Death Country: Korea Death Description: Missing in Action - Presumed Dead War: Korean War Title: Seaman, U.S. Navy Rank: Seaman Service: U.S. Navy Service ID: 3836186
Notes: Seaman (E3) Barnett served aboard the destroyer USS HYMAM (DD-732) in Korean waters. On November 23, 1951, he was wounded when his ship was hit by enemy shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea and died on November 29, 1951. His remains were not recovered. Seaman (E3) Barnett was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
