Photo: James Barker in his new Army uniform
Age at Enlistment: 22
Length of Service: 1917-1919
State: Virginia
Rank: Pvt
Unit: Army
Service Record: Headstone application states he enlisted on 17 Jul 1917 and served until 18 July 1919. His registration states he was a coal miner working for the Sycamore Coal Co.; identified as single, light hair, medium build and blue eyes; he states he was helping support his mother
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co., VA
Soldier Info: Born in Ashe Co., NC in 1895; Died in McDowell, WV in 1973
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 3x
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