David D. Barrett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDavid D. Barrett
American Army officer
Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1892
Place of Birth: Central City, Colorado, United States
Date of Death: 03-Feb-1977
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About David D. Barrett
- David Dean Barrett (August 6, 1892 – February 3, 1977) was an American soldier, a diplomat, and an old Army China hand.
- Barrett served more than 35 years in the U.S.
- Army, almost entirely in China.
- Barrett was part of the American military experience in China, and played a critical role in the first official contact between the Communist Party of China and the United States government.
- He commanded the 1944 U.S.
- Army Observation Group, also known as the Dixie Mission, to Yan'an, China.
- However, his involvement in the Dixie Mission cost him promotion to general, when Presidential Envoy Patrick Hurley falsely accused Barrett of undermining his mission to unite the Communists and Nationalists.
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