Coast Guard promotes World War II veteran 69 years after his military discharge

MUNCIE, Ind. – A U.S. Coast Guard officer promoted William D. Barber, Sr. to honorary motor machinist’s mate first class at Barber’s home in Muncie 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, Stephen McKeever, which was used...