Name:
Ellis Barnes
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
44154280
Unit:
3rd Military Police Service Company
Date of Death:
1953-06-07
State:
Alabama
Cemetery:
Beautiful Zion Cemetery, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Korean Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal
Comments:
Ellis Barnes was born on April 19, 1929, in Mount Gay, Logan County, West Virginia. He served in the 3rd Military Police Service Company, Prisoner of War Service Unit 3, 8120th Army Unit, as a Private First Class during the Korean War.
PFC Barnes died on June 7, 1953, when he was returning from a fishing trip, when a large wave washed him overboard near Mosulp'o, Cheju-do, South Korea. He is now buried in the Beautiful Zion Cemetery, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA.
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