Background
Barber, Henry A. was born on July 31, 1896 in Fort Reno, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Henry Anson and Inez (Smith) Barber.
Barber, Henry A. was born on July 31, 1896 in Fort Reno, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Henry Anson and Inez (Smith) Barber.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1917. Graduate Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1922. Command and General staff schedul, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1935, Army War College, 1937.
Commissioned Second lieutenant Infantry United States Army, 1917, advanced through grades to brigadier general, 1943. Served on War Department General Staff, 1937-1938, 41-43. Participated in seizure of Adak, Aleutian Islands, 1942.
Married Margaret Wahl, August 16, 1920. Children: Henry Anson, III, Natalie (deceased), Anne.