A New Haven soldier who had been in Korea approximately three weeks, and had both his hands frost-bitten during that time, was killed in action on the central front February 15.
Pfc. John J. Barrett, 23-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Barrett of 505 Quinnipiac Avenue, was serving with the 27th Infantry Division when he was killed.
A member of a reserve unit, Private Barett was recalled to active service last November. By Christmas, he was enroute to Korea.
The young man's father today said his son's hands were severely frost-bitten after his arrival in Korea, and he had to be hospitalized. The Barretts later received a letter from the infantryman in which he said he had been sent back to the front.
A native of this city, Barrett was graduated from Hillhouse High School in 1946, and enlisted in the Army in September of that year. He spent two years in the Army, most of it with occupation forces in Germany. Upon his discharge from service, he attended the Junior College of Commerce and worked in the F. W. Woolworth & Co. store here.
In addition to his parents, he leaves three sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Williams and Dorothy Ann and Geraldine Barrett, and a brother, Robert Barrett, all of this city.
The New Haven Register, Saturday, February 24, 1951.
Pfc. John J. Barrett, 23-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Barrett of 505 Quinnipiac Avenue, was serving with the 27th Infantry Division when he was killed.
A member of a reserve unit, Private Barett was recalled to active service last November. By Christmas, he was enroute to Korea.
The young man's father today said his son's hands were severely frost-bitten after his arrival in Korea, and he had to be hospitalized. The Barretts later received a letter from the infantryman in which he said he had been sent back to the front.
A native of this city, Barrett was graduated from Hillhouse High School in 1946, and enlisted in the Army in September of that year. He spent two years in the Army, most of it with occupation forces in Germany. Upon his discharge from service, he attended the Junior College of Commerce and worked in the F. W. Woolworth & Co. store here.
In addition to his parents, he leaves three sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Williams and Dorothy Ann and Geraldine Barrett, and a brother, Robert Barrett, all of this city.
The New Haven Register, Saturday, February 24, 1951.
A New Haven soldier who had been in Korea approximately three weeks, and had both his hands frost-bitten during that time, was killed in action on the central front February 15.
Pfc. John J. Barrett, 23-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Barrett of 505 Quinnipiac Avenue, was serving with the 27th Infantry Division when he was killed.
A member of a reserve unit, Private Barett was recalled to active service last November. By Christmas, he was enroute to Korea.
The young man's father today said his son's hands were severely frost-bitten after his arrival in Korea, and he had to be hospitalized. The Barretts later received a letter from the infantryman in which he said he had been sent back to the front.
A native of this city, Barrett was graduated from Hillhouse High School in 1946, and enlisted in the Army in September of that year. He spent two years in the Army, most of it with occupation forces in Germany. Upon his discharge from service, he attended the Junior College of Commerce and worked in the F. W. Woolworth & Co. store here.
In addition to his parents, he leaves three sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Williams and Dorothy Ann and Geraldine Barrett, and a brother, Robert Barrett, all of this city.
The New Haven Register, Saturday, February 24, 1951.
Pfc. John J. Barrett, 23-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Barrett of 505 Quinnipiac Avenue, was serving with the 27th Infantry Division when he was killed.
A member of a reserve unit, Private Barett was recalled to active service last November. By Christmas, he was enroute to Korea.
The young man's father today said his son's hands were severely frost-bitten after his arrival in Korea, and he had to be hospitalized. The Barretts later received a letter from the infantryman in which he said he had been sent back to the front.
A native of this city, Barrett was graduated from Hillhouse High School in 1946, and enlisted in the Army in September of that year. He spent two years in the Army, most of it with occupation forces in Germany. Upon his discharge from service, he attended the Junior College of Commerce and worked in the F. W. Woolworth & Co. store here.
In addition to his parents, he leaves three sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Williams and Dorothy Ann and Geraldine Barrett, and a brother, Robert Barrett, all of this city.
The New Haven Register, Saturday, February 24, 1951.
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