Mary
Jewel
Barlow
Born in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Daughter of Boce William Barlow
and Etheline M (Green) Barlow
Sister of
Katherine (Barlow) Clark
Died
at about age 22
in Haute-Normandie, France
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jun 2021
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Mary Barlow served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 1943
Unit(s): 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, United States Women's Army Corps
Service ended: 1945
Service started: 1943
Unit(s): 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, United States Women's Army Corps
Service ended: 1945
Biography
In 1923, Mary was born in Connecticut, United Sates1923. Her parents were Boce William Barlow (1894-1938) and Ethel Green Barlow (1898-1981).
PFC Mary J. Barlow was a member of the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, commanded by LTC Charity Adams. This battalion of 850 women was the only all-black Women's Army Corp unit to be deployed to Europe in WW2. They were postal clerks and were ordered to the UK in early 1945 to fix the 4-6 months long backlog of mail to the troops. They were hugely successful cutting the backlog from months to just a few weeks.
In June 1945 the six triple eight moved to Rouen, France to continue their postal duties. On July 8th Mary and two other members of her unit - Sgt Dolores M. Browne and PFC Mary H. Bankston, were involved in a fatal jeep accident. Both Mary Bankston and Mary Brown were killed instantly while Dolores succumbed to her injuries on July 13th.
PFC Mary J Barlow was buried at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, in Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. She was only about 22 years old, at the time of her death.
Sources
- Name: Mary Jewel Barlow. From: Hartford County, Connecticut. Death: July 8, 1945. War World War II. ID A-130463. Rank: Private First Class. Specialty: Postal Clerk. Branch: US Army. Group: Women's Army Corps, 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion. Cause: DNB - Died Non-battle, vehicle crash. Location: France URL: https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=23868
- U.S., Find A Grave Index 1600s-Current: PFC Mary Jewel Barlow. BIRTH 1923, Connecticut, USA. DEATH 8 Jul 1945 (aged 21–22), Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. BURIAL: Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial,Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. PLOT Plot A Row 19 Grave 30. MEMORIAL ID 56642091 · View Source URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56642091/mary-jewel-barlow
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