World War II

Barton earned four bronze service stars on her Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon during World War II as follows:
1 Star BUIN–FASI–TONOLAI STRIKE
5 October 1942.
1 Star SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
26 October 1942.
1 Star GUADALCANAL — THIRD STRIKE
12–15 November 1942.
1 Star CAPTURE AND DEFENSE OF GUADALCANAL
12 November 1942.