Charles D. Barger Military person

Charles Denver Barger (June 3, 1892 – November 25, 1936) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War I. He earned the medal while serving as a Chauchat automatic rifle gunner during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, when he and another soldier, Jesse N. Funk, entered no man's land despite heavy fire and rescued two wounded officers and one enlisted man.

Personal facts

Charles D. Barger
Birth dateJune 03, 1892
Birth place
Mount Vernon Missouri
Date of deathNovember 25, 1936

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award
Montenegro
Purple Heart
Croix de guerre
Médaille militaire
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Medal of Honor
France
War Merit Cross (Italy)
Army of Occupation Medal
Military Medal
Medal of Military Bravery
War with Germany Medal
Expert Rifleman Badge
military operations
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Battle of Saint-Mihiel
United States campaigns in World War I
Defensive Sector
military branch
United States Army
military unit
89th Infantry Division (United States)
354th Infantry Regiment
service start1918
service end1919

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