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1969–1971. Rank. Captain. Unit. 1st Infantry Division. Battles/wars. Vietnam War. Alben William Barkley II (September 15, 1944 – January 30, 2023) [1] was an American politician who served as Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture from 1980 to 1984. He also had a failed bid for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1983.
Alben W. Barkley: The Farmer's Son. Alben W. Barkley: The Farmer's Son. by James K. Libbey. Alben W. Barkley experienced one of the more extraordi nary and extended careers ever witnessed in American poli tics. In the half-century after he won the Democratic primary for the post of county attorney in 1905, the Kentuckian served a term as county ...
Alben W. Barkley. Alben Willie Barkley was born on November 24, 1877, in a log cabin near Lowes, Kentucky. He was born Willie Alben Barkley, but went by Alben and had his names reversed when he was old enough. His father was a poor tobacco farmer and railroad worker.
Alben received the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and Air Medal and was honorably discharged in 1971. After leaving the military, Alben moved to Marion, where he spent time hunting as a child, to begin farming and start a family.
Barkley describes his reaction to a newspaper column that stated some negative things about his receiving a gold medal from Congress. He discusses his speech nominating Roosevelt at the 1944 Democratic Convention.
Vice President Alben Barkley (center) and his wife, Mrs. Jane Barkley, admire the newly presented Congressional Gold Medal which was presented by President Harry S. Truman (right). In the background, second from the left is Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson. Others are unidentified.
Feb 1, 2023 · Alben received the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and Air Medal and was honorably discharged in 1971.
