Charles H. Barker

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Charles Heyward Barker
Private Charles Barker
Born(1935-04-12)April 12, 1935
Six Mile, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 1953(1953-06-04) (aged 18)
Pork Chop Hill, Yeoncheon, Korea
Place of burial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
AllegianceUnited States of America
BranchUnited States Army
Service years1952–1953
RankPrivate First Class
Unit3rd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
ConflictsKorean War
AwardsMedal of Honor
Purple Heart

Charles Heyward Barker (April 12, 1935 – June 4, 1953) was a United States Army soldier in the Korean War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

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