Samuel I. Parker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1891
Place of Birth: Monroe, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 01-Dec-1975
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Samuel I. Parker
- Samuel Iredell Parker (1891, in Monroe, North Carolina – 1975, in Concord, North Carolina) was the most "highly decorated" United States Army soldier of World War I.
- A Second Lieutenant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Battle of Soissons France during World War I.
- President Franklin D.
- Roosevelt presented the Medal of Honor to Parker on May 7, 1936, at the White House in a ceremony which U.S.
- Army Chief of Staff Maj.
- Gen.
- Malin H.
- Craig attended.After the war, Parker worked in textile mills in North Carolina.
- During World War II, he was involved with training soldiers at Fort Benning, Georgia.Parker's other awards include the Distinguished Service Cross, two awards of the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, two Purple Hearts, and the Croix de Guerre.
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