U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
John Barter
1959
John Richard Barter served the U.S. Marine Corps.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Trooper John Barter was shot and killed after stopping a parolee at a disturbance call near Altus, Oklahoma. He asked the suspect about the gun the man had and was told it was for target practice. When Trooper Barter ordered the man to surrender the weapon, he was shot in the chest. The suspect was later arrested and subsequently executed in 1960. Trooper Barter was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had been with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three sons.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
Also Served
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Trooper
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