- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Private 1st Class
- Unit:
- Company L, 4th Battalion, 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1919
"Learning that 2 daylight patrols had been caught out in No Man's Land and were unable to return, Pfc. 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."
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 20. Medal of Honor Presentation Ceremony - February 9, 1919, at Chaumont, France. General John J. Pershing presided.