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Frank
Gentry
Barnes
DNB (1976)
1923

–

September 25, 1976

Born:

Livermore

, 

Kentucky

Frank Barnes graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1949. He died while on duty at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on September 25, 1976, while serving as a U.S. Air Force Major General.

Awards Received

  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1973 – 1976
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Frank Gentry Barnes, United States Air Force, was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (Posthumously) for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States culminating as Deputy Chief of Staff Civil Engineering, Air Force Logistics Command, in 1976. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Barnes and his dedicated contributions in the Service of his Country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1968 – 1970
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Frank Gentry Barnes, United States Air Force, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the Civil Engineering Program Division, Department of the Air Force, from 1968 to 1970. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Barnes and his dedicated contributions in the Service of his Country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1970 – 1973
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Frank Gentry Barnes, United States Air Force, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Civil Engineer, Langley Air Force Base, from 1970 to 1973. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Barnes and his dedicated contributions in the Service of his Country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.