 1940 - 1989 (49 years)
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| Name |
Barry Allen Sadler |
| Birth |
1 Nov 1940 |
Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1950 |
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1950 Medlin-Saddler.
1950 US census, Lovington, Lea, New Mexico, enumeration district 13-11A, Lines Number 25 through 28, Medlin-Saddler. |
| Military Service |
1958 |
U.S. Air Force |
| 1958-1961 Radar technician. |
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Barry Sadler Air Force.
Barry Sadler Air Force. |
| Military Service |
1961 |
U.S. Army, Vietnam |
| Airborne combat medic. Wounded in action. |
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Bary Sadler Army.
Bary Sadler Army. |
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Sadler Viet Nam.
Sadler Viet Nam. |
| Occupation |
1966 |
| Singer, songwriter, and author. |
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Barry Sadler Music.
Barry's biggest hit was "The Ballad of the Green Berets". The song was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks from March 5 to April 2, 1966. The record sold more than nine million copies. |
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The Eternal Mercenary.
Barry wrote at least 31 books. 22 of which were a pulp fiction series about Casca Rufio Longinus, the soldier who pierced Christ’s side with a lance at the crucifixion. He is now cursed to remain a soldier until the Second Coming. Since his death other authors continued the series which now has close to 50 volumes. |
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The Ballad of the Green Berets.
Barry Sadler sings The Ballad of the Green Berets. Runtime: 2 minutes 33 seconds. |
| Biographical Information |
Dec 1978 |
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Barry Sadler Mug Shot.
In December 1978 Sadler was having a affair with Darlene Sharpe. She was the former girlfriend of country singer and songwriter Lee Emerson Bellamy. Bellamy was an ex-con who at one time managed the careers of both George Jones and Marty Robbins.
According to court records Bellamy had harassed both Sharpe and Sadler, and had a violent confrontation with the two of them in a Nashville parking lot, during which he threatened their lives.
One night Bellamy made several harassing phone calls, including one to the restaurant where Sadler and Sharpe were having dinner with friends. Sadler called the police, who did nothing. The couple then went to Darlene’s apartment. Bellamy also showed up there. Sadler slipped out a side door. When Bellamy saw him he retreated to his van. Sadler would latter testify that he saw a flash of metal, which he took to be a gun. From forty feet away, with only a single streetlight for illumination he shot Bellamy right between the eyes. To make matters worse, according to court records, Sadler then planted a gun in Bellamy’s van.
Sadler was charged with second-degree murder, but a plea deal reduced it to voluntary manslaughter. He was initially sentenced to four to five years in prison. Sadler's lawyer managed to get the sentence reduced to 30 days in the country workhouse, of which he ended up serving 28. The district attorney didn't push it because he didn't think he could get a jury to convict a war hero. |
| Death |
5 Nov 1989 |
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee |
| Siblings |
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| Person ID |
I61339 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
13 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
John Bright Sadler, b. 5 Mar 1911, Cleburne, Johnson, Texas d. 11 Jan 1948, Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico (Age 36 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Blanche Handsford Littlefield, b. 5 Sep 1917, New York d. 17 Apr 2003, Golden, Jefferson, Colorado (Age 85 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Marriage |
15 May 1935 |
Maricopa County, Arizona |
| Divorce |
Abt 1945 |
| Family ID |
F18564 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 1 Nov 1940 - Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico |
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 | Death - 5 Nov 1989 - Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee |
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| Dogs |
 | Barry Sadler
Barry Sadler with his Sons and their Collie. |
| The Simpsons |
 | Barry Sadler
Barry Sadler is my 9th cousin. In the 15th episode of season 8, a character looking for antiques in the Simpson's house goes through Homer's record collection. It includes Barry Sadler's "The Ballad of the Green Berets". |
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