Barbour, Samuel Llewellyn (Jr.)
- Date of death:
- February 13th, 1945
- Buried on:
- American Cemetery and Memorial Manila
Plot: D. Row: 2. Grave: 270. - Service number:
- 0-021218
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- 23rd Field Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- 23rd Field Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army
Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 23rd Field Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army
23rd Field Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army Major (Field Artillery) Samuel Llewellyn Barbour, Jr. (ASN: 0-21218), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 13 February 1945."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- 23rd Field Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army
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