John Barkley

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to John Barkley (0-253806), Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while serving with an Artillery Battalion of the 1st Infantry Division. When two batteries of his battalion had been overrun by enemy tanks, Colonel Barkley proceeded to these batteries under heavy enemy shellfire to determine the condition of the abandoned guns and equipment and possible means of evacuating them. This reconnaissance enabled the recovery of vital material and its subsequent use against the enemy.