Inscribed on the photo are the men's nicknames. The top row from left to right: "Cocky" Roach, (Prisoner of War) P.W., "Hoppy". The bottom row from left to right: Dotson, Pless, Cpl. Ard. The man, back row center is George Barrick Jr. from Morgantown and a WVU student before and after the war. Barrick fought in the Battle of the Bugle and survived. He subsequently earn the rank of 2nd Lieutenant after training in the ROTC program, 1947-1949, at West Virginia University and was killed in the Korean War in 1950.

George Barrick Jr. and Army Buddies

Identifier:: 039390
Collection Number:: A&M 2386
Title:: George Barrick Jr. and Army Buddies
Date:: 1944/04
Description:: Inscribed on the photo are the men's nicknames. The top row from left to right: "Cocky" Roach, (Prisoner of War) P.W., "Hoppy". The bottom row from left to right: Dotson, Pless, Cpl. Ard. The man, back row center is George Barrick Jr. from Morgantown and a WVU student before and after the war. Barrick fought in the Battle of the Bugle and survived. He subsequently earn the rank of 2nd Lieutenant after training in the ROTC program, 1947-1949, at West Virginia University and was killed in the Korean War in 1950.
Subjects:: World War II.
Personal Names:: Barrick, George M., Jr.
Acquisition Source:: Mathers, Max
Acquisition Method:: Gift
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView