African American, Alaska Highway, H&S Company. Born: 12 December 1914,Vincent, Ohio. Died: 29 December 1976, Columbus, OH. Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Zanesville, OH.
Enlisted: 13 March 1941, Pittsburgh, PA. Discharge: 11 November 1945. Education: one year high school. Civilian occupation: elevator operator and retired construction worker.
Spouse: Alice Green married “Ed” on April 20, 1947. His father was James E. Barnett, an auto mechanic and a retired employee of the State Highway Department. His mother was Mary M. Dickinson Barnett. Ed had four sisters, Pauline, Waldine, Dorothy and Miriam “Micki” and four brothers, Bernard, Frederick, Donald and George “Leon”.
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