Barger, Howard T.

Title

Barger, Howard T.

Last Name

Barger

First and Middle Name

Howard T.

Hometown

Lynchburg, Virginia

Birth Date

November 24, 1894

Birthplace

Lynchburg, Virginia

Death Date

November 6, 1918

Place of Death

France

Parents

William Kelso Barger and Daisy Langhorne Barger

VPI Graduating Class

1916

Service Branch

Army

Unit

Gravestone indicates that Barger served in the 311th Machine Gun Company, 79th Division but other sources state that Barger served in Company H, 311th Infantry, 79th Division

Rank

1st Lieutenant

Military Events

Barger's gravestone indicated that he was wounded on November 4, 1918 and died of those wounds on November 6, 1918

Battles or Engagements

Meuse-Argonne Offensive

Bibliography

  • History of the 311th Infantry (78th Division). Flavigny-sur-Ozérain (Côte-d'Or), France: [s.n.], 1919. - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101042040533
  • Letter concerning the death of Howard Barger published in The Virginia Tech, 27 February 1919

Files

Howard T. Barger gravestone.jpg
Letter concerning the death of Howard Barger published in The Virginia Tech newspaper, 27 February 1919.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Barger, Howard T.,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 26, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1076.

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