5-475: Skinker may refer to: Alexander R. Skinker (1883–1918), Medal of Honor Recipient during World War I Skinker/DeBaliviere, St. Louis , neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri Skinker (St. Louis Metrolink) , subway station at the intersection of Skinker Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway Wydown/Skinker, St. Louis , neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri Topics referred to by
10-676: A commissioned officer in 1916. He was awarded the medal for leading an attack on German pillboxes in the Hindenburg Line during the Meuse–Argonne offensive . Skinker was killed in the attack. Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Army, Company I, 138th Infantry, 35th Division. Place and date: At Cheppy, France; September 26, 1918. Entered service at: St. Louis, Missouri. Birth: October 13, 1883; St. Louis, Missouri. General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 13 (January 18, 1919). Citation: Unwilling to sacrifice his men when his company
15-587: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alexander R. Skinker Captain Alexander Rives Skinker (October 13, 1883 – September 26, 1918) was a Medal of Honor recipient during World War I . He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1905. He served in the Missouri National Guard from 1903 to 1908, and entered the Army as
20-464: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Skinker . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skinker&oldid=796195830 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
25-607: Was held up by terrific machinegun fire from iron pill boxes in the Hindenburg Line, Captain Skinker personally led an automatic rifleman and a carrier in an attack on the machineguns. The carrier was killed instantly, but Captain Skinker seized the ammunition and continued through an opening in the barbed wire, feeding the automatic rifle until he, too, was killed. Skinker's military decorations and awards include: This biographical article related to World War I United States Army
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