Navy Honors Cheshire’s Barnum, Medal of Honor Recipient
Navy Honors Cheshire’s Barnum, Medal of Honor Recipient
File photos by Nick Sambides Jr., Record-Journal staff
An 80-year-old Cheshire native was honored this week for his Medal of Honor service during the Vietnam War with the laying of the keel of a U.S. Navy destroyer named in his honor.
Retired U.S. Marine Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr. and his wife Martha Hill were in Maine on Tuesday to strike welding arcs into a steel plate that will be incorporated into the hull of the future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., a guided missile destroyer being built at Bath Iron Works, company officials said Wednesday.
Cheshire native, Medal of Honor recipient, honored as namesake of latest U.S. Navy ship
Cheshire native, Medal of Honor recipient, honored as namesake of latest U.S. Navy ship
Retired U.S. Marine Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (center) and his wife Martha Hill (left) were on hand Tuesday to strike welding arcs into a steel plate that will be incorporated into the hull of the future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., a guided missile destroyer being built at Bath Iron Works of Maine. Advertisement
Retired U.S. Marine Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (right) and his wife Martha Hill (left) weld a steel plate that will be incorporated into the hull of the future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., a guided missile destroyer being built at Bath Iron Works of Maine. Courtesy Bath Iron Works