Frank Akeley Barker | |
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Born |
New Haven, Connecticut |
January 26, 1928
Died | June 13, 1968 Quảng Ngãi, South Vietnam |
(aged 40)
Allegiance | United States |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Years of service | ?-1968 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Commands held | Task Force Barker (Vietnam War) |
Frank Akeley Barker (born January 26, 1928 in New Haven Connecticut; died in a helicopter crash on June 13, 1968 in Quảng Ngãi, South Vietnam) was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. He was the commanding officer of the officially designated "Task Force Barker," one unit of which (Charlie Company) was responsible for the 1968 My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War. Frank Barker was never sentenced for his crimes due to his death before the My Lai Massacre trials.