Alfred Barnes, Jr. was born at Washington, D.C. on 19 May 1947 and was killed in Vietnam on 13 Agust 1969.
NOTE: We incorrectly originally reported that he was the son of Alfred Barnes, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, who was also killed in Vietnam and also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. We apologize for any problems that this faulty reporting may have caused.
Full Name: ALFRED JR BARNES
Date of Birth: 5/19/1947
Date of Casualty: 8/13/1969
Home of Record: WASHINGTON, D.C.
Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS
Rank: PFC
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: QUANG NAM
BARNES, ALFRED J JR
U.S.M.C.
DATE OF BIRTH: 05/19/1947
DATE OF DEATH: 08/13/1969
BURIED AT: SECTION 51 SITE 2956
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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