Francis Barker
BHS Alumni Class 1941

PFC U. S. Army 101st Airborne Division, 502nd Parachute Inf, Company "D"

Entered service  3/17/1944 Discharged 1//25/1946
Enlisted 6/14/1948 Discharged 2/12/1950
Enlisted Air National Guard and U.S.A.F Res Final Discharge 10/18/1960
Died September 26, 1961
Buried Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Served in the U. S. Army in the 101st Airborne Division.

Was in the Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne, December 1944.
Is buried at Arlington National Cemetery

Screaming Eagles
101st Airborne Division	Parachutist	Combat Infantry

Medals/Awards

Good Conduct	European Africa Middle East Service	WWII Victory	Presidential Citation	Belgiam Fourrager

Entered service U. S Army March 17, 1944 , Served with 101st Airborne Division, 502nd Parachute Inf., Company "D".  Discharged January 25, 1946

Enlisted June 14, 1948 and served in U.S. Air Force, Sheppard AF base, Texas - Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi.  Discharged February 12, 1950

Joined U. S. Air National Guard, 167th Tactical Fighter Sq. Martinsburg ?  and discharged June 24, 1959.

Joined U.S.A.F. Res ? Discharged October 18, 1960