George H. Barkley

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 02/12/1945

George Herbert Barkley was born in New York on October 12, 1921.

He enlisted in the Regular Army for service in the Philippine Department on September 12, 1940 at Rochester, New York.
His home of residence was listed as Geneseo, Livingston County, New York. He had completed two years of
High School and at the time of induction was single with no dependents.
His religion was listed as Catholic.

He deployed overseas in October 1944, and was assigned as a Staff Sergeant to Company B 22nd Infantry 4th Infantry Division,
from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 26, 1944.

George H. Barkley's name posted in the newspaper as serving in uniform in 1943 (at the bottom).
From the Livingston County Leader and the Livingston Democrat Wednesday June 2, 1943

Courtesy of Julien Woestyn

George H. Barkley

Photo by Richard H Fagan from Ancestry.com

Staff Sergeant Barkley was one of three enlisted men in Company B listed as Missing In Action on February 12, 1945.
Their bodies were later recovered, and on February 24, 1945 the status of all three men was changed
to Killed In Action on February 12, 1945.

George H. Barkley's name posted in the newspaper as Died in Service (at the bottom).
From The Livingston Republican Genesco, New York Thursday September 20, 1945

Courtesy of Julien Woestyn

Article from The Livingston Republican, Geneseo, N.Y. Thursday May 10, 1945 Page 4

Courtesy of Julien Woestyn

Article from The Livingston Republican, Geneseo, N.Y. Thursday March 24, 1949

courtesy of Julien Woestyn

From the Livingston County Leader Thursday March 10, 1949

Courtesy of Julien Woestyn

George H. Barkley was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium and in 1949 his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in New York.

George H. Barkley is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York.

Grave marker for George H. Barkley

Photo by Kayla R
from the Find A Grave website

Top photo of George Barkley from The Livingston Republican, Geneseo, N.Y. Thursday Thursday March 24, 1949
courtesy of Julien Woestyn

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