Theodore James Barker
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Mr. Barker served in World War II.
He served in the U.S. Army from March 13, 1943, until March 9, 1946. He was assigned to the 4165th Quartermaster Depot Company.
His rank was Sergeant.
He was decorated with the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service Medal, the American Theater Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Service Medal.
Mr. Barker was born in 1923 in Eveleth, Minnesota, the son of Ralph and Harriet Barker.
Source: Veterans' Memorial Hall Veteran History Form; veteran's account (see below)
Drafted in 1943. Trained at Camp Gordon, Georgia, until December 5, 1944. Left New York harbor on Queen Mary December 10, 1944, and arrived in Scotland on December 16, 1944. Spent time in France, Germany, and Belgium.
July 19, 1945, left France on the Gen. Hershey, through the Panama Canal, to Manila, Philippines, arriving August 29, 1945. Spent 6 months there; arrived Oakland, California, March 3, 1946.Took train to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, where I got my honorable discharge, then returned to my home in Duluth, Minnesota.
