Collection, 1941-1943.

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Collection, 1941-1943.

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Photocopies of newspaper articles (1941-1943) concerning the deaths of brothers Leroy, Malcolm, and Randolph Barber, New London, Wisconsin residents who served in the Navy as firemen and were killed when the USS Oklahoma capsized during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The three brothers joined the Navy together in 1940 and, as an exception made by the Navy, were all allowed to serve on the Oklahoma together. Included are articles containing background information on the brothers' service in the Navy, a memorial poem, christening of the U.S.S. Barber that was named after the three brothers, and an article about a younger brother, Clayton, enlisting in the Navy in 1943. Also included are photographs from the newspaper of the three brothers, their mother Mrs. Peter Barber, and the younger brother Clayton.

0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 8152978

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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Oklahoma (Battleship : BB-37)

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USS Oklahoma (BB-37) was a Nevada-class battleship built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation for the United States Navy, notable for being the first American class of oil-burning dreadnoughts. Commissioned in 1916, Oklahoma served in World War I as a part of Battleship Division Six, protecting Allied convoys on their way across the Atlantic. After the war, she served in both the United States Battle Fleet and Scouting Fleet. Oklahoma was modernized between 1927 and 1929. In 1936, she res...

Barber, Malcolm

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Barber, Randolph

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USS Barber (Battleship)

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Barber Family.

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Barber, Leroy, d. 1941.

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