Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Rank:

Private

Unit:

Company A, 1st Battalion, 356th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, U.S. Army

Awarded on:

1919

"When information was desired as to the enemy's position on the opposite side of the Meuse River, Pvt. Barkeley, with another soldier, volunteered without hesitation and swam the river to reconnoiter the exact location. He succeeded in reaching the opposite bank, despite the evident determination of the enemy to prevent a crossing. Having obtained his information, he again entered the water for his return, but before his goal was reached, he was seized with cramps and drowned."

Posthumously awarded

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Rank:

Private

Unit:

Company A, 1st Battalion, 356th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, U.S. Army

Posthumously awarded as Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

w/ two bronze palms

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)