David B. Barkeley
Rank and Ogranization:
Private, U.S. Army, Company A, 356th Infantry, 89th Division
Place:
Near Pouilly, France
Event Date:
November 9, 1918
Entered Service:
San Antonio, Tex.
Birth:
Laredo, Tex. G.O. No.: 20, W.D., 1919
Citation:
When information was desired as to the enemy’s position on the opposite side of the Meuse River, 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 obtained his information, he again entered the water for his return, but before his goal was reached, he seized with cramps and drowned.
