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Barb, Charles F, Sgt.
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Home Town Parsons
Date of Passing Feb 12, 1978
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SERGEANT CHARLES F BARB WAS A LOCOMOTIVE FIREMAN (MOST LIKELY FROM THE WESTERN MARYLAND RR) BEFORE ENLISTING ON 11 MARCH 1942. HE SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY WITH THE 680TH PORT COMPANY, 1ST ENGINEER SPECIAL BRIGADE FROM 9 JUNE 1943 TO 27 OCTOBER 1945. SGT BARB WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 1 NOVEMBER 1945 AT FORT MEADE MARYLAND. CHARLES BARB PASSED AWAY ON 12 FEBRUARY 1978 AND WAS LAID TO REST AT THE PARSONS CEMETERY IN PARSONS WEST VIRGINIA.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Naples-Foggia Campaign (1943-44)
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August / 1943
To Month/Year
January / 1944
Description (Naples-Foggia Campaign 18 Aug 1943-21 Jan 1944 (Air); 9 Sep 1943-21 Jan 1944 (Ground) After Allied bombardment of communications and airfields in Italy, Montgomery crossed the Strait of Messina on 3 September 1943 and started northward. Five days later Eisenhower announced that the Italian Government had surrendered. Fifth Army, under Clark, landed at Salerno on g September and managed to stay despite furious counterattacks. By 18 September the Germans were withdrawing northward. On 27 September Eighth Army occupied the important airfields of Foggia, and on I October Fifth Army took Naples. As the Allies pushed up the peninsula, the enemy slowed the advance and brought it to a halt at the Gustav Line.
