Andrew  Joseph  BARLE Jr.

 

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Graduation Class of 1934

Source: BARLE family

NUMBER OF SERVICE37160561
AGE23
DATE OF BIRTH5 March 1920 Gilbert, St. Louis County, MINNESOTA
ENLISTMENT STATEMINNESOTA
FAMILY

Parents : Andre "Andrew" & Mary Krobar BARLE

Siblings : Frank John, Louis Peter "Fats", Mary & Margaret Frances

RANK
Private  
FONCTION 
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT MN
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
COMPANYBattery C
BATTALION 
REGIMENT  110th Field Artillery Battalion 
DIVISION  29th Infantry Division
DATE OF DEATH23 October 1943

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STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHat sea
CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin)

Map of St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
Wall of the Missing
DECORATION & BADGE

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

 

Photo FDLM 

victory medal 

 

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STORY

1930 United States Federal Census

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On October 23, 1943, eight members of the 110th Field Artillery Battalion volunteered for temporary duty on the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Limbourne, operating out of Plymouth.

Just south of the Channel Islands, German E-boats attacked the British task force, of which Limbourne was a component. Limbourne was hit by a torpedo, which according to a report "carried a good part of the forward deck away."

Four 110th Artillery members working as volunteers on Limbourne's forward guns were lost, presumably drowned.

Their bodies were never recovered.

These four were Cpl. James Mitcheltree; PFC Edwin Renoff; PFC Willie Owens; and Pvt. Andrew Barle.

The names of the four 110th gunners are today listed on the Wall of the Missing at the Brittany-American Military Cemetery at St, James, France.

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HMS Limbourne

 

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Andy; 1933; 13 years

Source: BARLE family

 

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Western State Football 1940

Source: BARLE family

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Andy & Paul Malbverh; Eshguagana Golf Course, caddy shack

Source: BARLE family

 

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Letter to Parents from Andy

Source: BARLE family

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29th INFANTRY DIVISION - BLUE AND GRAY

 

Activated/Activé

 Normandy/Normandie

3 Feb 1941  Days of Combat/Jour de Combat  242
   Casualties/Victimes 20 620

Entered Combat/Entré au combat

 
6 Jun1944 D-Day  

Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux

Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord (Feb 41 - Jan 42)
Maj. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow (Feb 42 - Jul 43)
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Gerhardt (Jul 43 - inactivation)

Campaigns/Campagnes

Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44)
Northern France (25 Jul 44 - 14 Sep 44)
Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)
Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45)

   

PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP

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DIVISION CHRONICLE


The 29th Infantry Division trained in Scotland and England for the crosschannel invasion, October 1942-June 1944. Teamed with the 1st Division, a regiment of the 29th (116th Infantry) was in the first assault wave to hit the beaches at Normandy on D-day, 6 June 1944. Landing on Omaha Beach on the same day in the face of intense enemy fire, the Division soon secured the bluff tops and occupied Isigny, 9 June. The Division cut across the Elle River and advanced slowly toward St. Lo, fighting bitterly in the Normandy hedge rows. After taking St. Lo, 18 July 1944, the Division joined in the battle for Vire, capturing that strongly held city, 7 August. Turning west, the 29th took part in the assault on Brest, 25 August-18 September 1944. After a short rest, the Division moved to defensive positions along the Teveren-Geilenkirchen line in Germany and maintained those positions through October. (In mid-October the 116th Infantry took part in the fighting at the Aachen Gap.) On 16 November the Division began its drive to the Roer, blasting its way through Siersdorf, Setterich, Durboslar, and Bettendorf, and reaching the Roer by the end of the month. Heavy fighting reduced Julich Sportplatz and the Hasenfeld Gut, 8 December. From 8 December 1944 to 23 February 1945, the Division held defensive positions along the Roer and prepared for the offensive. The attack jumped off across the Roer, 23 February, and carried the Division through Julich, Broich, Immerath, and Titz, to Munchen-Gladbach, 1 March 1945. The Division was out of combat in March. In early April the 116th Infantry helped mop up in the Ruhr area. On 19 April 1945 the Division pushed to the Elbe and held defensive positions until 4 May. Meanwhile, the 175th Infantry cleared the Klotze Forest. After VE-day, the Division was on military government duty in the Bremen enclave.

CHRONIQUE DE DIVISION


La 29th Infantry Division s'entraîna en Ecosse et en Angleterre pour l'invasion crosschannel, d'octobre 1942 à juin 1944. En équipe avec la 1st Division, un régiment du 29th (116th Infantry) se trouvait dans la première vague d'assaut pour frapper les plages de Normandie. Le 6 juin 1944, débarquant à Omaha Beach, le même jour, face à un feu nourri de l'ennemi, la division s'empara bientôt des falaises et occupa Isigny, le 9 juin. La Division traversa la rivière Elle et s'avança lentement vers Saint-Lô, se battant amèrement dans les rangées de haies de Normandie. Après avoir pris St. Lo, le 18 juillet 1944, la division se joignit à la bataille de Vire pour s'emparer de cette ville fortement occupée, le 7 août. Tournant vers l'ouest, le 29 a pris part à l'assaut sur Brest, 25 août-18 septembre 1944. Après un court repos, la division a déménagé à des positions défensives le long de la ligne Teveren-Geilenkirchen en Allemagne et a maintenu ces positions jusqu'en octobre. (À la mi-octobre, le 116e régiment d'infanterie prit part aux combats à Aix-la-Chapelle.) Le 16 novembre, la division commença sa route vers la Roer, traversant Siersdorf, Setterich, Durboslar et Bettendorf, et atteignant la Roer par la fin du mois. Les combats intenses ont réduit Julich Sportplatz et le Hasenfeld Gut, le 8 décembre. Du 8 décembre 1944 au 23 février 1945, la division occupe des positions défensives le long de la Roer et se prépare à l'offensive. L'attaque a sauté à travers le Roer, le 23 février, et a porté la Division par l'intermédiaire de Julich, Broich, Immerath, et Titz, à Munchen-Gladbach, le 1er mars 1945. La Division était hors combat en mars. Au début du mois d'avril, le 116th Infantry a aidé à nettoyer la région de la Ruhr. Le 19 avril 1945, la division pousse vers l'Elbe et occupe des positions défensives jusqu'au 4 mai. Pendant ce temps, le 175th Infantry a dégagé la forêt de Klotze. Après le jour de la victoire, la division était en service militaire dans l'enclave de Brême.
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SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTOBARLE family - Debbie Holloman - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Mathieu Glt 
EDITORSVictor,  Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud

Brother of Andrew J

 

Frank John BARLE


 

NUMBER OF SERVICE 

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DATE OF BIRTH23 April 1915 Gilbert, St. Louis County, MINNESOTA
ENLISTMENT STATEMINNESOTA
FAMILY

Parents : Andre "Andrew" & Mary Krobar BARLE

Siblings : Andrew J, Louis Peter "Fats", Mary & Margaret Frances

RANK
   
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT   MN
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
UNITUS Navy  
WAR WW2  
 

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Brother of Andrew J

 

Louis Peter BARLE

 

“Fats”


 

NUMBER OF SERVICE 

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Source : Mel Bashore    

DATE OF BIRTH23 June 1916 Gilbert, St. Louis County, MINNESOTA
ENLISTMENT STATEMINNESOTA
FAMILY

Parents : Andre "Andrew" & Mary Krobar BARLE

Siblings : Frank John, Andrew J, Mary & Margaret Frances

RANK
   
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTOshkosh All-Star Basketball Team   MN 
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 16 October 1940 Oshkosh, WISCONSIN 
UNIT 
WAR 
 

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Source : Peter Joseph ('PJ') Braun 

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