William Barber, 82, Korean War hero who won Medal of Honor

[Mike Davino <mdavino@yahoo.com>]

Here are two obits on Colonel (USMC) William Barber,
who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at
the Chosin (Changin) Reservoir.  I am sure there are
many Marines who would disagree with the Miami
Herald's article description of the battle as a
defeat.  

Rest in Peace, Colonel Barber.  Thanks for a job well
done.  

William Barber, 82, Korean War hero who won Medal of
Honor

IRVINE, Calif. - (AP) -- Korean War hero and career
military man Col. William Barber, a Medal of Honor
recipient, died Friday after a long battle with bone
marrow cancer. He was 82.

Barber is best known for his heroism in one of the
worst defeats in Marine history, the Battle of the
Chosin Reservoir in 1950. Barber's Fox Company was
outnumbered by more than 5-1 at the reservoir south of
the Yalu River, which separates North Korea from
China.


http://www.miami.com/mld/miami/news/nation/3112300.htm


Medal of Honor Winner William Barber Dies 

By Adam Bernstein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 23, 2002; Page B06 


William E. Barber, 82, a retired Marine Corps colonel
who won the Medal of Honor for valiant behavior after
being shot in the leg during the Chosin Reservoir
campaign of the Korean War -- going so far as to
conduct his troops by stretcher -- died April 19 at
his home in Irvine, Calif. He had liver failure and
bone marrow cancer.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31494-2002Apr22.html


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