Roy Hailey Barber
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Shelby County, TN, USA | 11 January 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA, USA | 18 March 1943 | |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, TN, USA | 24 April 2012 | Roy Hailey Barber, 91, of Cleveland, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born and grew up during the Great Depression in Shelby County. He and his uncle, Robert Barber, went to work for the Civilian Conservation Corps in Pikeville. In 1939, the Barber family moved to Bradley County. He soon joined the family in Bradley County working for Hardwick Farms and soon got a job with Hardwick Stove Company. Shortly after beginning at Hardwick Stove, he was drafted to serve in World War II. During the war, he served with the 8th Army Air Force, 466th Bomb Group in England. After the war, he came home to his family in Cleveland and returned to work at Hardwick Stove (Whirlpool). He retired from Whirlpool in 1987 after 46 years of service. He was a member of Eastside Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents, George W. and Clinta May Barber; his stepmother, Irene Barber; five brothers, Thomas Barber, Jewel Barber, Riley Barber, Bill Milner and Acie D. Milner; and two sisters, Virginia Barber Tollison and Mildred Milner Clark. |
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Buried |
Cleveland, TN, USA | 28 April 2012 | Sunset Memorial Gardens Cleveland Bradley County Tennessee, USA |
| Bradley County, TN, USA |
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