Bexar County Texas Archives Military Records.....Barkeley, David B. 1918
WWI 356th Infantry, 89th Division Co. A
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Congressional Medal Of Honor Citation
    David B. Barkeley, private, Company A, 356th Infantry, 89th Division, For
conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in
action with the enemy near Pouilly, France, November 9, 1918. When information
was desired as to the enemy's position on the opposite side of the River Meuse,
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 obained [sic] his information, he again entered the water for his return,
but before his goal was reached he was seized with cramps and drowned. Emergency
address: Mrs. Antonio Barkeley, mother, 1121 East Quincy Street, San Antonio,
Tex. Residence at enlistment: 1121 East Quincy Street, San Antonio, Tex.

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CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR
THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
AND THE
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
ISSUED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT
Since April 6, 1917
Up to and including
General Orders, No. 126, War Department, November 11, 1919

COMPILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1920


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