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Below are the names of Barlar (Barlow) family members who are descendants of or are otherwise related to William Henry Barlow and who have served in the American military. Click on each name for additional details, if available.
Civil War "The War Between the States" ( 1861-1865 )
More than 3 million Americans fought in it; and over 600,000 men -- 2 percent of the population -- died in it.
World War I "The Great War" - ( 1914 - 1918 )
Fought between the allied forces of Great Britain, France, Russia, the U.S., Italy, Japan, etc.,
and the opposing 'Central Powers', German, Austria-Hungary, etc.---- U.S. Dead / Wounded: 320,000
World War II "The War To End All Wars" - ( 1939 - 1945 )
Fought between the allied forces of Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the U.S., etc., and the opposing
'Axis', Germany, Italy, Japan, etc. ---- U.S. Dead / Wounded / MIA: Over 1 Million
- Barlar, Claxton
'Buddy' (1914 - 1963)...........................U.S. Army
- Barlar, Isaac
Leonard, Jr. (1922 - 2006)......................U.S. Army
- Barlar, James
Joseph 'Jimmy Joe' (1907 - 1965)....U.S. Navy
- Barlar, Raymond
Brown (1911 - 1950).........................U.S. Navy
- Davis (Barlar),
Dolly Adell (Living).................................Civilian Service
- Redus, Herndon
Dwight 'Jimmy' (1910 - 1994).........U.S. Army
- Waldrop, Claude
Alvin, Jr. (1920 - 2007).....................U.S. Air Force
- Waldrop, Rayburn
Cole (Living).......................................U.S. Navy
Korea "The Forgotten War" - ( 1950 - 1953 )
The war between the Korean People's Democratic Republic (North Korea)
and the Republic of Korea (South Korea), which ended in an inconclusive cease-fire. The U.S. and other United Nations countries participated on the side of South Korea.---- U.S. Dead / Wounded: Over 120,000.
Viet Nam "The War That Couldn't Be Won" - ( 1957 - 1975 )
The war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The U.S. participated on the side of South Vietnam, with its greatest military involvement in the period c.1965-1969. U.S. Dead / Wounded: Over 200,000.
Gulf War "The War to Secure and Stabilize the Persian Gulf" - (1991 - Duration, 42 Days)
The brief war fought in 1991 between Iraq and United Nations allies to free Kuwait from occupying Iraqi forces. ---- U.S. Dead / Wounded: Less than 800
Post 911 and The Iraq War ( 2001 - Today )
Peacetime
On July 1, 1940, Congress passed the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 by one vote. It is the first peacetime draft in U.S. History.
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