Medal of Honor
November 9, 1918
near Pouilly, France
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- World War I
- Unit or command
- Company A, 356th Infantry, 89th Division
- Presentation date
- December 31, 1919
The Citation
Sources ↓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 was seized with cramps and drowned.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- David B Barkeley — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000293
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 20
- Entered service at
- San Antonio, Tex.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 7ac8ebe720885c92d89f95f5fe34a5c10d0ef8e35433f8fa689ff8580241a84f
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile uses David B Barkeley and the historical action place near Pouilly; the legacy Barkeley spelling and full citation are preserved.