Near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Iowa Medal of Honor Recipients
SGT Norman F. Bates, USA PVT Edward J. Bebb. USA SGT Horatio L. Birdsall, USA
PVT Nicholas Boquet, USA SGT Edgar A. Bras, USA PVT Richard H. Cosgriff, USA
PVT James Dunlavy, USA SGT James M. Elson. USA PVT Nicholas Fanning, USA
SGT Leonidas M. Godley, USA PVT John H. Hays, USA PVT George W. Healey, USA
PVT Pitt B. Herington, USA LTC Francis J. Herron, USA 1LT James Hill, USA
CPL Luther Kaltenbach, USA PVT William May USA PVT William B. Mayes, USA
PVT James P. Miller, USA CPL Richard H. Morgan, USA PVT Albert Power, USA
PVT Andrew J. Sloan. USA 1LT Henry I. Smith, USA PVT Charles A. Swan, USA
PVT Andrew W. Tibbets, USA CPL Voltaire P. Twombly, USA PVT George W. Welch, USA
COL James A. Williamson, USA SGT Calvary M. Young, USA
Indian Campaigns
CAPT John W. Knox, USA SGT Lewis Phife, USA
SGT Emanuel Stance, USA PVT Eben Starley, USA
Spanish American War
CAPT William E. Birkhimer, USA Cox Osborn Deignar, USN SN Joseph Eitz, USA
LTC William R. Grove USA SGT John A. Huntsman, USA
SGT Charles W. Ray, USA SURG Paul F. Straub, USA
Boxer Rebellion
1LT Louis B. Lawton, USA MUS Calvin P. Titus, USA
Mexican Campaign
RADM Frank F. Fletcher, USN LT Frank Jack Fletcher, USA
World War
LT Edouard V. M. Izac, USN SGT Milo Lemert, USA
LTC Emory J. Pike, USA
World War II
CPL Arthur O. Beyer, USA SSGT Paul L. Bolden, USA
SSGT Hershel F. Briles, USA 2LT Dale E. Christensen, USA
CAPT Darrell R. Lindsey, USA SGT Ralph G. Neppel, USA
CAPT Arlo L. Olson, USA HM1 Francis J. Pierce, USN
2LT Paul F. Riordan, USA PFC John F. Thorson, USA
Korean War
SFC Junior D. Edwards, USA
Vietnam War
SGT John F. Baker Jr, USA Col George E. Day. USAF
Maj Merlyn H. Dethlefsen, USAF 2LT Robert J. Hibbs, USA
SGT Jimmie E. Howard, USMC
War In Afghanistan
SSG Salvatore A. Giunta, USA
From the grateful people of the State of Iowa
in honor and memory of the men who served the
United States of America beyond the call of duty
and received our nation's highest acclaim
The Medal of Honor.
Robert D. Ray Governor
May 29, 1976
Rededicated as a granite monument to honor Iowa's
Medal of Honor winners, with help from the American
Legion of Iowa, the American Legion Foundation of
Iowa, and the Iowa National Guard.
Terry E. Branstad Governor
June 21, 1990
Erected 1990 by the Iowa American Legion and Foundation, and the Iowa National Guard.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 40° 6.36′ N, 75° 28.225′ W. Marker is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. Marker is in the Medal of Honor Grove on the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1601 Valley Forge Road, Phoenixville PA 19460, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. South Dakota Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); North Dakota Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Illinois Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Wyoming Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Montana Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Minnesota Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Utah Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Idaho Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.
Also see . . .
1. Medal of Honor Recipients. (Submitted on October 24, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. (Submitted on October 24, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
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