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Barker, Ray, MG USA(Ret).
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Date of Passing Jun 28, 1974
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
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After reactivation in 1960 as the 30th Artillery Brigade (Air Defense), the Brigade became a missile defense unit, taking over the mission of the 97th Artillery Group, which had been manning the Nike-Hercules missiles in Japan. After adding several other battalions and with the acquisition of the HAWK air defense missiles, the 30th Artillery Brigade was brought up to 4-battalion strength, protecting Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands from possible attack. The 30th Artillery Brigade continued to protect the interests of the United States and its allies until the air defense responsibilities were handed back to the Japanese government and what had been redesignated as the 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade was inactivated on 12 June 1973.
