The exact page text, read by your browser's voice.
1943
The tie, stated exactly: Joseph D. Barry was born at Syracuse, New York, on 2 December 1902, and the Army carried his home of record as "Notre Dame, Indiana." His South Bend tie is his pastorate: before the war he was the first pastor of the new Christ the King parish in South Bend, and afterward an assistant at St. Joseph's parish in the city, until he entered the Army's chaplain service in 1941.
The Silver Star: Barry served as chaplain of the 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, and earned the Silver Star in Sicily, on or about 29 July 1943 — the award published in Headquarters, 45th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 153 of 1944. He died on 25 September 1985 and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery at Notre Dame.
Sources:
- Military Times Hall of Valor, recipient record for Joseph D. Barry — birth, home of record, unit, the Sicily action and its general order.
- Christ the King parish and South Bend diocesan record, as carried in his biographical notices — the founding pastorate at Christ the King, the assistant pastorate at St. Joseph's, entry into chaplain service in 1941, death and burial.