IV 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 142 

Honoring the life, service, and accomplishments of General Robert H. Barrow, 

United States Marine Corps. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 10, 2009 

Mr. ISSA submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life, service, and accomplishments of General 

Robert H. Barrow, United States Marine Corps. 

Whereas General Robert H. Barrow was born on February 

5, 1922, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; 

Whereas General Barrow enrolled at Louisiana State University in 1939, but left school in 1942 to enlist in the 

United States Marine Corps; 

Whereas General Barrow graduated from Officer Candidate 

School in 1943 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps; 

Whereas General Barrow, during World War II, led an American team serving with Chinese guerilla forces for which 

he was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V; 


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Whereas General Barrow, during the Korean War, led his 

company ashore at Inchon in September 1950, was 

awarded the Silver Star after fighting in the vicinity of 

Seoul, Korea, and was awarded the Navy Cross for actions during the Chosin Reservoir Campaign in December 

1950; 

Whereas General Barrow, during the Vietnam War, commanded a regiment that conducted a series of highly successful operations and received the Army Distinguished 

Service Cross for his valor during Operation Dewey Canyon in 1969; 

Whereas General Barrow, in 1979, was confirmed as Commandant of the Marine Corps; 

Whereas General Barrow was the first Marine to serve a regular four-year tour as a full member of the Joint Chiefs 

of Staff, during which he responded aggressively to racial 

tension in the Marine Corps, ended tolerance of drug 

abusers and problem drinkers, and gave commanders the 

authority to discharge Marines who created recurring 

problems; 

Whereas General Barrow retired from the Marine Corps in 

1983, returning to St. Francisville, Louisiana, but continued to serve the United States in retirement as a 

member of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory 

Board and the President’s Blue Ribbon Commission on 

Defense Management (the Packard Commission); 

Whereas General Barrow’s decorations include the Navy 

Cross, the Army Distinguished Service Cross, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver 

Star Medal, three Legions of Merit, the Bronze Star 


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Medal with Combat V and Gold Star in lieu of a second 

award, and the Combat Action Ribbon; 

Whereas General Barrow graduated from the University of 

Maryland, attended graduate school at Tulane University, is a graduate of the National War College, and holds 

honorary doctorates from Tulane University, Louisiana 

State University, and The Citadel; 

Whereas General Barrow passed away on October 30, 2008; 

and 

Whereas General Barrow had a tremendous and positive impact on the Marine Corps: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors General Robert H. Barrow for his 

3 service of over 41 years to the United States; 

4 (2) commends General Barrow for his dedica5 tion and commitment to excellence as a Marine and 

6 leader of Marines; and 

7 (3) recognizes General Barrow as a Marine and 

8 leader of Marines for displaying the highest levels of 

9 leadership, professional competence, integrity, and 

10 moral courage throughout his distinguished military 

11 service. 

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