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Barger, Charles Denver

    Date of birth:
    June 3rd, 1892 (Mount Vernon/Missouri, United States)
    Date of death:
    November 25th, 1936 (Oak Grove/Missouri, United States)
    Nationality:
    American

    Biography

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    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.
    Medal of Honor - Army (MoH)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)

    w/ three bronze service stars (to denote credit for the St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and Defensive Sector battle clasps)
    World War I Victory Medal
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)

    w/three bronze palms and one bronze star
    Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)

    w/ bronze palm
    Croix de Guerre 1914–1918

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