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
Collection
Citation
“Barger, Howard T.,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 21, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1076.
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