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BG Charles Henry Barth Jr. Veteran

Birth
Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Death
3 May 1943 (aged 39)
Iceland
Monument
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
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This Memorial is part of a Monument - National World War II Memorial (Monument) on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

USMA Class of 1925, Cullum # 7626
# 1 Man in General Order of Merit (GOM) in the Class of 1925
Son of a USMA graduate; Class of 1881, Cullum # 2910
Brother of a USMA graduate; Class of June 1918, Cullum # 6006
Uncle of a USMA graduate; Class of 1946, Cullum # 15958

Corps of Engineers branch.

Chief of Staff to the Commander of American Forces in the European Theater of Operations (ETO). Perished in the crash of a U.S. military aircraft approaching Reykjavik, Iceland in heavy fog.

Another USMA graduate, Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews, USMA Class of 1906, CG, American Forces in the European Theater of Operations (ETO), was also on the military aircraft.

One of 17 USMA graduate General Officers (GEN - 2, LTG - 2, MG - 2, BG - 11) who were killed in action or died in the line of duty during WWII.

One of [ xx ] men from the USMA Class of 1925 who died during WWII.

One of [ 4xx ] graduates from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, classes 1904 - 1944, who made the ultimate sacrifice from 7 December 1941 - 2 September 1945 (VE Day + 116) during World War II (research ongoing).

# 126927552 (USMA Cemetery)
This Memorial is part of a Monument - National World War II Memorial (Monument) on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

USMA Class of 1925, Cullum # 7626
# 1 Man in General Order of Merit (GOM) in the Class of 1925
Son of a USMA graduate; Class of 1881, Cullum # 2910
Brother of a USMA graduate; Class of June 1918, Cullum # 6006
Uncle of a USMA graduate; Class of 1946, Cullum # 15958

Corps of Engineers branch.

Chief of Staff to the Commander of American Forces in the European Theater of Operations (ETO). Perished in the crash of a U.S. military aircraft approaching Reykjavik, Iceland in heavy fog.

Another USMA graduate, Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews, USMA Class of 1906, CG, American Forces in the European Theater of Operations (ETO), was also on the military aircraft.

One of 17 USMA graduate General Officers (GEN - 2, LTG - 2, MG - 2, BG - 11) who were killed in action or died in the line of duty during WWII.

One of [ xx ] men from the USMA Class of 1925 who died during WWII.

One of [ 4xx ] graduates from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, classes 1904 - 1944, who made the ultimate sacrifice from 7 December 1941 - 2 September 1945 (VE Day + 116) during World War II (research ongoing).

# 126927552 (USMA Cemetery)

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