Alexander R. Skinker Military person

Captain Alexander Rives Skinker (October 13, 1883 – September 26, 1918) was a Medal of Honor recipient during World War I. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1905. He served in the Missouri National Guard from 1903 to 1908, and entered the Army as a commissioned officer in 1916. He was awarded the medal for leading an attack on German pillboxes in the Hindenburg Line during the Battle of the Argonne. Skinker was killed in the attack.

Personal facts

Alexander R. Skinker
Birth dateOctober 13, 1883
Birth place
St. Louis
Date of deathSeptember 26, 1918
Place of death
Cheppy
Resting place
Bellefontaine Cemetery

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Military person

award
Medal of Honor
military operations
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
World War I
military branch
United States Army
Missouri National Guard
military unit
35th Infantry Division (United States)
138th Infantry Regiment (United States)

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