Verdi B. Barnes

Verdi Beethoven Barnes (11 May 1907 in California – 24 January 1980 in Honolulu) was a American Colonel in the United States Army during World War II. He retired in 1971 as a Lieutenant General.

Unit

 * 7 January 1945: Chief of Staff, 1st Infantry Division

Awards

 * Army Distinguished Service Medal
 * Legion of Merit with 3 oak leaf clusters
 * Bronze Star Medal
 * Army Commendation Medal
 * Knight of the Legion of Honour
 * Croix de Guerre (1939-1945) with palm and gold star
 * Order of the Phoenix
 * Order of Military Merit 2nd Class with gold star
 * Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945
 * Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"