Charles Denver Barger-Blue Springs, MO
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 00.906 W 094° 17.634
15S E 387980 N 4319248
World War I Medal of Honor Recipient for action in Bois-deBantheville, France on October 31, 1918. He is buried in Blue Springs Cemetery, Blue Springs, MO.
Waymark Code: WMWNCA
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2017
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He was born on June 3, 1892 at Mount Vernon, MO and died on November 25, 1936 in Oak Grove MO. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: BARGER, CHARLES D.
• Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company L, 354th Infantry, 89th Division
• Place and date: Near Bois-deBantheville, France, 31 October 1918
• Entered service at: Stotts City, Mo.
• G.O. No.: 20, W.D., 1919
Citation: 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.
Armed Service: Army
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