The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private First Class Charles Denver Barger (ASN: 2205271), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 354th Infantry, 89th Division, in action at Bois-de-Bantheville, France, on 31 October 1918. Learning that two daylight patrols had been caught out in No Man’s Land and were unable to return, Private First Class Barger and another stretcher bearer upon their own initiative made two trips 500 yards beyond our lines, under constant machinegun fire, and rescued two wounded officers.