Barkley, Richard; obituary

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Barkley, Richard; obituary

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.140

Scope and Content

Published in the Napa Valley Register 1/25/08 Richard Barkley, Fort Worth TX Lieutenant Colonel Richard Monroe Barkley died 1/10/08, age 87 Born 11/13/1920 in Chula Vista CA to John Ridgeway & Helen Monroe Barkley Graduated from Hoover HS in San Diego in 1938 Attended San Diego State College & Balboa Law School Enlisted in the US Army in 1942 and was selected for aviation cadet training in 1943 Commissioned as a second lieutenant Attained Air Force Command Pilot Wings Served durring WWII, Korean and Vietnam Wars In his 27 yrs in the Air Force he had tours in TX, OK, NM, Japan, CA, HI, Vietnam and DE He had assignment with Army Air Corp., Military Air Transport, Strategic Air Command, California Air National Guard & Military Air Command Flew many aircrafts and received many awards and decorations Predeceased by parents and brother Joseph Survived by wife of 64 yrs Viola Peggy, brother Robert, son Richard Jr. (Deborah), daughters Vianne (William) Bowers & Helen (William) Sherman, grandchildren Spencer Barkley, Michael & Christian Bowers, Andrew, Gordon & Katherine Sherman, great-grandchildren William & Wesley Bowers Private services and interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, San Diego

Collection

Obituaries

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Obituary

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Announcement

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Declaratory Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

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Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1920 - 2008

Archive Notes

Date(s): 1/25/08

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Barkley, Richard Monroe

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Barkley, Deborah

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Barkley, Helen Monroe

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Barkley, John Ridgeway

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Barkley, Joseph

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Barkley, Richard Jr.

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Barkley, Robert

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Barkley, Spencer

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Barkley, Viola

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Bowers, Christian

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Bowers, Michael

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Bowers, Vianne

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Bowers, Wesley

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Bowers, William

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Sherman, Andrew

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Sherman, Gordon

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Sherman, Helen

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Sherman, Katherine

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Sherman, William

Create Date

April 28, 2010

Update Date

May 24, 2023