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Barnes, Gladeon, MG USA(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Vermontsville
Date of Passing Nov 15, 1961
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Commissioned into Coast Artillery Corps in Sep 1910.
Transferred to Ordnance Corps July 1920.
Helped develop the ENIAC Computer system during World War II.
Went to the ETO in early 1945 to personnally supervise the delivery and use of the new M26 Sherman tank, which he helped develop.
1916-1918, Army Garrison Camp Merritt, NJ
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The first troops arrived in August 1917. Almost thirteen thousand soldier arrived that December. On average, the troops spent one day to two weeks before being sent to Hoboken to board ships for the European battlefields. The Great Influenza Epidemic struck in March 1918 resulting in numerous fatalities. Camp Merritt was decommissioned in November 1919. The contract to dismantle its buildings and infrastructure was awarded in December 1919.
