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William Earl Barber (November 30, 1919 – April 19, 2002) was a United States Marine Corps colonel. He fought on Iwo Jima during World War II and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of Company F, Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, First Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea from 28 November to 2 December 1950.
26 avr. 2002 · Col. William E. Barber, who won the Medal of Honor for his leadership of a vastly outnumbered company under siege on a snowy hilltop in one of the worst defeats in Marine history, the Battle of...
2 déc. 2019 · Marine Corps Col. William E. Barber served in three different wars and earned his Medal of Honor in Korea as one of the "Chosin Few," a select group of men who took part in the Battle of Chosin...
1 mars 2024 · 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, 2002, at his home in Irvine, Calif.
William E. Barber. Medal of Honor citation: "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of Company F in action against enemy aggressor forces.
Colonel William E. Barber, who earned the Medal of Honor during the bitter Chosin Reservoir campaign in Korea in November and December 1950, died 19 April 2002 at his home in Irvine, California.
