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Show VIRGINIA LEGION MAN WINS From Second Lieutenant to Major, Was Climb Made by Department Depart-ment Commander. Entering the military service as a second lieutenant, Robert T. Barton, r"-?! commander of the A Virginia depart- -"f- fi ment of the Amer- ' i lean Legion, rose f " to the rank of " niaJor during the t World war. 1 Mr. Barton was s I born in Winches- ' 'fcT - I ter, Va., nnd re- y v ceived his educa- S' f tion at Shenan-iL Shenan-iL 2 doah Valley Aoad-K Aoad-K A sP. emy and the Uni versity or Virginia, where he took 'ie B. S. and LL. B. degrees. He practiced law from 101-4 until 1910, when he went to the Mexican border as a second lieutenant in the Second Virginia infantry. With the start of the World war, Mr. Barton attended the First Officers' Training camp at Fort Myer, Va and received a captaincy. He served as a captain in the 313th field artillery at Camp Lee, Va., until he went to France in May, 1918. He' participated in the St, Mihiel and Argonne-Meuse offensives and was promoted to a majority. |