- G. Grandson of William Henry Barlow
        - Grandson of John Maultsby ‘Doc’ Barlow (Barlar)
        - Son of Florence ‘Roberta’ Barlar, Waldrop

 Rayburn Cole Waldrop is listed in the WW II Memorial Registry honorees.

In the Military Family:  

Born in Giles County, TN., Rayburn Cole Waldrop is the nephew of WW I veteran, Allan 'Eugene' Barlar, and the younger brother of WW II Air Force veteran, Claude Alvin Waldrop, Jr.

March 1943 Battle of the Komandorski Islands World War II - Pacific

In the above photograph, the cruiser USS "Salt Lake City", damaged by Japanese cruiser gunfire, starts losing speed prior to going dead in the water during the battle under a smoke screen laid by accompanying destroyers.