Rank/Rate	Gunner's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	360 38 63
Birth Date	November 18, 1921
From	San Antonio, Texas
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Trout (SS-202)
Loss Date	February 29, 1944
Location	22° 40'N x131°45' E in Philippines Basin
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	James was born in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Photo courtesy of Marilyn Barker Heaner, sister. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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  Barker, James Benjamin, Jr.