MUNCIE, Ind. - Husband and wife William D. Barber Sr. and Leona Barber sit on the front patio at their home following William's Coast Guard promotion to honorary motor machinist's mate first class July 7, 2011, more than 69 years after he was honorably discharged from the service following an injury on a Coast Guard patrol boat during World War II. Barber was in the engine room of the patrol boat, used to spot German u-boats off the east coast of the United States, when an explosion occured, severly burning him and another crewman who was in the engine room with him. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen)
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