Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Col. William E. Barber

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Posted December 15, 2019 11:35 pm by Comments

By Ammoland

A map illustrates the path of United Nations troops during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir

By Katie Lange

Medal of Honor Monday

USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Some of our country’s greatest heroes fought in iconic battles, but the few who fought in more than one during different wars — well, they’ve likely reached legendary status. That’s the case for Marine Corps Col. William E. Barber, who served in three wars and earned the Medal of Honor in the middle of his 30-year career.

Marine Corps Col. William E. Barber
Marine Corps Col. William E. Barber was a captain during the battle that later would earn him the Medal of Honor — the nation’s highest military award for combat heroism. He led his company in a desperate five-day defense of a frozen mountain pass vital to the 1st Marine Division’s breakout to the sea, according to his award citation. Photo of a Marine Corps colonel wearing his khaki dress uniform, cap, and Medal of Honor.

Barber was born Nov. 30, 1919, in Dehart, Kentucky, and grew up on a farm. In 1940, as the war in Europe was expanding, he decided to enlist …Read the Rest

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