Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives
Charles Y. Barr collection
Barr, Charles Y.
WLU.Coll.0403
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Date Not Yet Determined
The collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Use
The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Charles Y. Barr Collection (WLU Coll. 0403), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Charles Barr's son, Michael Barr.
Biographical Note
Charles Y. Barr was born on July 8, 1923 in Westchester County, New York to James and Eva Yerger Barr. He attended R. I. T. in Rochester. Barr joined the United States Marine Corp in 1942 and served during World War II at Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands as well as Marianas, Saipan, and Tinian. He received the Bronze Star medal for action in Iwo Jima. He died on June 8, 2002.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items related to Charles Y. Barr's military service during World War II. It includes his honorable discharge paperwork, a service album which includes USMC photographs of Saipan, numerous photographs related to the South Pacific Theater. The is a small number of artifacts including Barr's Bronze Star medal.
World War (1939-1945)
Discharge paperwork/repositories/5/archival_objects/359691945 December11Honorable Discharge certificates/repositories/5/archival_objects/359701945 December 1412Marine Corps Letters/repositories/5/archival_objects/359711945 December 14, 1948 March 213Workman Island (Iwo Jima)/repositories/5/archival_objects/35972circa 194514Application for Course Education/repositories/5/archival_objects/359731948 November 815Bronze Star Medal citation/repositories/5/archival_objects/35974circa 194516Unidentified camp photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/359751941-1942, undated17Unidentified photographs and Japanese 50 Sen banknote/repositories/5/archival_objects/359761941-194518Training Camp photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/359771943 May-December19Official USMC Battle Scenes Saipan photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/359781944110Kokokani, HI Training Camp photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/359791945 July 1111Unidentified Ship and Beachside photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/35980circa 1944-1945112Various Scenery and People photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/35981circa 1943-1945113Portrait photographs of Barr/repositories/5/archival_objects/35982circa 1942-1945114Souvenir Postcards/repositories/5/archival_objects/35983circa 1942-1945115Japanese Math Book for First Graders/repositories/5/archival_objects/359841941 February116USMC 14th Marine Regiment (Artillery) yearbook (Camp Pendleton, Ca.)/repositories/5/archival_objects/35985194321Service Album (New River, NC)/repositories/5/archival_objects/359861943 April22"The Marine's Handbook"/repositories/5/archival_objects/35987194023Garrison Hat/repositories/5/archival_objects/35988circa 1942-194524Garrison Hat/repositories/5/archival_objects/35989circa 1942-194525Bronze Star Medal/repositories/5/archival_objects/35990194526Ribbon Bars/repositories/5/archival_objects/35991circa 1943-194527Uniform and Hat Buttons/repositories/5/archival_objects/35992circa 1943-194528Dog Tags/repositories/5/archival_objects/35993circa 1942-1945294th Division Patch/repositories/5/archival_objects/35994circa 1942-1945210USMC 18th Place Individual Medal/repositories/5/archival_objects/359951965-1966211Ceramic Chapel Ornament/repositories/5/archival_objects/359961965212