Colonel Barraclough was an Infantry Officer upon graduation form Officer Candidate School, 29 December 1942, class number 138. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, 134th Infantry, 35th Division. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Forward Observer, Cannon Company, 134th Inf; G-3 Operations Officer, G-3, 35th Inf Div, Company Commander, Co D, 10th Inf, 5th Inf Div, S-3, Labor Supervision Center, Germany; Company Commander, Co M, 12th Inf, 4th Inf Div; National Guard Instructor, Nation Guard Instr, Fargo, North Dakota; Army Reserve Instructor, Army Reserve, North Dakota; Regimental S-3, 17th Inf, 7th Division, Korea; Corps G-3 Advisor, KMAG; Senior Army Instructor, Far East Air Ground Opns School; Dep Dir Civ Marksmanship, Office, Secretary of Army, DA; Dep Battle Group Commander, 7th Cav, 1st Cav Div; Chmn, Small Arms committee, Weapons Dept, USAIS; Executive Officer, Weapons Department, USAIS. | His awards and decorations include: Distinguished Unit Citation; CIB; French Croix de Guerre w/palm; Purple Heart w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster; ACM; Bronze Star Medal w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster.