Winfield Barnes was the son of Garrison and Ada McDaniel Barnes.
He was a veteran of WWII having enlisted in the Army Air Corps before the war began. He was a crew chief with the 12th Bomb Group which supported the British 8th Air Corps. He saw action in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and the Burma, India, China Theater of Action. He had the distinction of being the crew chief of the plane which saw the most action in the 12th Bomb Group. When the war ended he returned to Searcy County and married Bonnie Lou Mays. They were married for 57 years. Following the war, he re-enlisted; this time with the U. S. Air Force. He was stationed around the U. S. and in French Morocco and Okinawa. He was also a veteran of the Vietnam War. Upon his retirement, he and Bonnie returned to Marshall to be near family and friends.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Marshall where he served as custodian for more than 10 years, taught Sunday school class until shortly before his death and was active in the men's prayer breakfast club.
He was a veteran of WWII having enlisted in the Army Air Corps before the war began. He was a crew chief with the 12th Bomb Group which supported the British 8th Air Corps. He saw action in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and the Burma, India, China Theater of Action. He had the distinction of being the crew chief of the plane which saw the most action in the 12th Bomb Group. When the war ended he returned to Searcy County and married Bonnie Lou Mays. They were married for 57 years. Following the war, he re-enlisted; this time with the U. S. Air Force. He was stationed around the U. S. and in French Morocco and Okinawa. He was also a veteran of the Vietnam War. Upon his retirement, he and Bonnie returned to Marshall to be near family and friends.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Marshall where he served as custodian for more than 10 years, taught Sunday school class until shortly before his death and was active in the men's prayer breakfast club.
Winfield Barnes was the son of Garrison and Ada McDaniel Barnes.
He was a veteran of WWII having enlisted in the Army Air Corps before the war began. He was a crew chief with the 12th Bomb Group which supported the British 8th Air Corps. He saw action in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and the Burma, India, China Theater of Action. He had the distinction of being the crew chief of the plane which saw the most action in the 12th Bomb Group. When the war ended he returned to Searcy County and married Bonnie Lou Mays. They were married for 57 years. Following the war, he re-enlisted; this time with the U. S. Air Force. He was stationed around the U. S. and in French Morocco and Okinawa. He was also a veteran of the Vietnam War. Upon his retirement, he and Bonnie returned to Marshall to be near family and friends.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Marshall where he served as custodian for more than 10 years, taught Sunday school class until shortly before his death and was active in the men's prayer breakfast club.
He was a veteran of WWII having enlisted in the Army Air Corps before the war began. He was a crew chief with the 12th Bomb Group which supported the British 8th Air Corps. He saw action in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and the Burma, India, China Theater of Action. He had the distinction of being the crew chief of the plane which saw the most action in the 12th Bomb Group. When the war ended he returned to Searcy County and married Bonnie Lou Mays. They were married for 57 years. Following the war, he re-enlisted; this time with the U. S. Air Force. He was stationed around the U. S. and in French Morocco and Okinawa. He was also a veteran of the Vietnam War. Upon his retirement, he and Bonnie returned to Marshall to be near family and friends.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Marshall where he served as custodian for more than 10 years, taught Sunday school class until shortly before his death and was active in the men's prayer breakfast club.
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