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BARGER, CHARLES
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Learning that two 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 two trips 500 yards beyond our lines, under constant machine-gun fire, and rescued two wounded officers.
Service |
Rank |
Division |
| U.S. Army | Private First Class | Company L, 354th Infantry, 89th Division |
Conflict |
Year of honor |
born |
| World War One | 1918 | Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri |
Citation
Learning that two 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 two trips 500 yards beyond our lines, under constant machine-gun fire, and rescued two wounded officers.