Mess Sgt. Inf., M. G. Co., 30th Div., 120th Reg. Son of O. B. and Sallie Barnes, of Guilford County. Entered service June 21, 1916, at Greensboro, N.C. Fought at Ypres, Belgium July 12 to Sept. 16, 1918; Cambrai, St. Quentin offensive; Bellicourt from Sept. 29, 1918, to Oct. 19, 1918. Decorations G. O. No. 2, Hdq., 30th Div., A. E. F., Jan. 10, 1919, for valor during Cambrai and St. Quentin offensive. Did duty on Mexican border. Arrived in USA April 11, 1919, at Charleston, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, April 17, 1919.
