Alexander R. Skinker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1883
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 26-Sep-1918
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About 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 a commissioned officer in 1916.
- He was awarded the medal for leading an attack on German pillboxes in the Hindenburg Line during the Battle of the Argonne.
- Skinker was killed in the attack.
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