Wallace Norton Barker, b. 30 Nov 1897, in Michigan City, IN
"WALLACE NORTON BARKER, "Wally," was born November 30, 1897, in Michigan City, Indiana.
"His father, Norton Wallace Barker, was born January 30, 1876, in Chicago, Illinois, but he has spent most of his life in Michigan City, where he was associated with the Haskell and Barker Car Company.Mrs. Barker was Marjory Clark of Laporte, Indiana, before her marriage.There are two children in the family, a son and a daughter.The Yale relatives include: a grandfather, Albert Barnes Clark, 1864; two uncles; Donald Clark, 1905 S., and Nelson Ludington Barnes, 1897 S.; and a cousin, Henry Teagarden Bradley, 1904 S.
"Wally prepared at Phillips-Andover.He took the course in Mechanical Engineering; belonged to the Freshman Track Squad; is a member of the Andover Club, and Berzelius and the Colony.He roomed with David M. Hartley, Treat P. Andrew, George W. Reynolds, Robert Hilton, nad Herbert Peacock.
"In the college year 1917-1918, Wally served as a Private in Battery G of the Yale R. O. T. C.He entered service on September 10, 1918, at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, where he had been stationed during the month of August.On September 13, 1918, he received a commission as Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery, and was ordered to Camp Zachary Taylor, where he remained until he was discharged, December 14, 1918.He holds a commission in the Reserve.
"His future occupation will be in the manufacturing business.His permanent address is P. O. Box 135, Michigan City, Indiana." [photo adjacent]
“History of the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University,” Volume One, edited by the Class Book Committee, Published for the Class by the Class Secretaries Bureau, 1920,” The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, printers, pp. 40-41.
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