The USS RL Barnes (AG-27) served as an oil storage vessel in Apra Harbor and was captured on December 10, 1941 by the Japanese forces that invaded Guam. On July 24, 1942 it was struck from the Naval Register, but was recovered from Japan at the end of the war.
On March 1, 1940, the following Chamorro men enlisted in the U.S. Navy as Mess Attendants and reported for training and duty aboard the U.S.S. R.L. Barnes (AG-27):
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Aguon, Jose C[ruz] |
Mesa, Juan C[hargualaf] |
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Balajadia, Ramon I[gnacio] |
Leon Guerrero, Vicente C[ruz] |
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Carbullido, Luis A[rceo] |
Quenga, Silvino T[aijeron] |
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Cruz, Miguel J[esus] |
Sablan, Francisco B[abauta] |
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Diaz, Manuel C[ruz] |
Taijeron, Carlos C[ruz] |
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Fejeran, Manuel F[ejarang] |
Taijeron, Vicente C[harguane] |
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Garrido, Jose B[las] |
Toves, Elias B[orja] |
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Manglona, Manuel C[hargualaf] |
Other Chamorro men assigned to the USS RL Barnes (AG-27) at the end of March 1940:
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Aflleje, Francisco Naputi |
Jesus, Francisco Babauta |
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Aguon, Francisco Santos |
Leon Guerrero, Joaquin Perez |
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Aguon, Jose Santos |
Manibusan, Juan Chargualaf |
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Anderson, Frank |
Mariano, Jose Fejerang |
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Baza, Enrique Castro |
Mendiola, Jose Aquino |
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Blaz, Francisco Ada |
Pangelinan, Felix Unpingco |
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Blaz, Vicente Camacho |
Salas, Jose Iriarte |
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Cruz, Pedro Sablan |
Santos, Francisco Santos |
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Evangelista, Vicente Mendiola |
Tenorio Jesus Torre |
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Farfan, Jose Camacho |
Unpingco, Jesus Aguon |
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Garrido, Teodore Lizama |
Villagomez, Francisco Dela Torre |
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Ignacio, Luis Concepcion |
Sources:
Guam Recorder 1940
Muster Roll of Crew of the USS RL Barnes, for the quarter ending March 31, 1940
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