World War I
Charles D. Barger
Private First Class · U.S. Army
U.S. Army, Company L, 354th Infantry, 89th Division
31 October 1918 · Bois deBantheville, France
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- World War I
- Home state
- Missouri
- Action
- Bois deBantheville, France
The citation
Official citation
Learning that 2 daylight patrols had been caught out in No Man's Land and were unable to return, Private First Class Barger and another stretcher bearer upon their own initiative made 2 trips 500 yards beyond our lines, under constant machinegun fire, and rescued 2 wounded officers.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
