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Home State
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Year of Birth
1917 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Sheila Rae Myers, HM3
to remember
Barnes, Joseph James, MM3c.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Philadelphia, PA |
Last Address
6652 Yocum St
Philadelphia, PA
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Casualty Date
Jul 28, 1945 |
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Cause
Hostile-Body Not Recovered |
Reason
Other Explosive Device |
Location
Pacific Ocean |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Court 5 (cenotaph) |
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Last Known Activity
On 28 July, 1945 the battle group including the USS Cassin Young (DD-793) was again a prime target for the Japanese, with one destroyer sunk and another badly damaged by kamikazes. During the engagement, Cassin Young assisted in shooting down two enemy aircraft, and rescued survivors from the sunken ship. The next day, she was struck for the second time, when a low-flying aircraft hit her starboard side, striking her fire control room. A tremendous explosion amidships was followed by fire, but the crew managed to restore power to one engine, get the flames under control, and had the ship underway for the safety of Kerama Retto within 20 minutes. Twenty-two men were killed and 45 wounded. For her determined service and gallantry in the Okinawa radar picket line she was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation.
MM3 Barnes was listed as missing in action and later declared dead.
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Comments/Citation
Service number: 6514524
The information contained within this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
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