USMC Pith Helmet 1942 Pvt Barber

[Laurencek]

Trying to identify this marine. There was Barber who wnet missing in Guadal Canal in late 1942 but i dont think this is same person

[Laurencek]

Any comments from the forum on this USMC pith helmet dated 1942?

[FlyNavy02]

Only "M. A. Barber" from the USMC Muster Rolls on Ancestry:

 

Myron A Barber, Private, Jan 1943, Ninth Replacement Battalion, Fmf Tc, Camp Elliott, Ban Diego California.

 

Myron A Barber, Private, Jan 1943, Casual Company, Fleet Marine Force Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, California

 

Myron A Barber, Private 1st Class, Jul 1943, Ordnance Company, Headquarters Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, California

 

Myron A Barber, Private 1st Class, Oct 1943, Ordnance Company, Headquarters Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego 44, California

 

Myron A Barber, Private 1st Class, Jan 1944, Headquarters and Service Company, School Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, 44, California

 

Myron A Barber, Corporal, Jul 1944, Motor Transport Company, Hqbn, Training Command, Camp Pendleton, Calif

 

Myron A Barber, Corporal, Jan 1945, Motor Transport Co, Hqbn, Martracomd, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif.

 

Myron A Barber, Corporal, Apr 1945, Motor Transport Co, Hqbn, Martracomd, Sda, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif

 

Myron A Barber, Corporal, Jul 1945, Motor Transport Co, Hqbn, Martracomd, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California

 

Myron A Barber, Corporal, Oct 1945, Headquarters 11th Mtbn, Fmf, Pac., C/O Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Calif.

 

Myron A Barber, Corporal, Jan 1946, Headquarters 11th Mtbn, Fmf, Pac., C/O Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Calif.

 

Myron A Barber, Sergeant, Apr 1946, Headquarters 11th Mtbn, Camp Joseph H. Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif.

 

 

His memorial at Find a Grave gives his nickname as "Mike" https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69010957/myron-alfonzo-barber 

[Laurencek]

That's great input. Glad to hear he wasn't the Barber that was MIA in Guadalcanal. 

Regards

Laurence