He enlisted to the army on November 25th, 1940. He was member of Medical Detachement of the Texas National Guards. He was captured during the Operation Avalanche around Salerno. He was detained in Germany in Freising Hospital in Moosburg Bavaria, and was liberated in July 1945.
West News, Vol. 54, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1943, p. 1
| Other names | Ervin |
| Gender | Man |
| Date of Birth | 02/23/1919 |
| Date of Death | 01/02/1997 |
| Place of Birth | Abbott, Hill County, TX |
| Place of Death | West, McLennan County, TX |
| Immigration | Grandchild to at least one Czech-born grandparent. |
| Could speak Czech | Not identified |
| Parents | Rudolph Barton and Tracy (Lishka) Barton |
| Area of War | Africa |
| Rank | Sgt. |
| Branch | Army |
| Detail of Service | Medical Department |
| Missing in action | |
| Prisoner of War |