Near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Minnesota Medal of Honor Recipients
PVT Oscar Burkard, USA PFC Mike Colalillo, USA
SGT Louis Cukela, USMC (2 Awards) PFC Lloyd C. Hawks, USA
CAPT Eli L. Huggins, USA PVT John Johnson, USA
CAPT Charles A. Lindbergh, USA CAPT George H. Mallon, USA
2LT George H. Morgan, USA CPL Henry D. O,Brien, USA
SP4 Kenneth L. Olson, USA LTC John U.D. Page, USA
SGT Alonzo H. Pickle, USA SSGT Robert J. Pruden, USA
Maj Henry Alexius Courtney Jr., USMC
SSGT Laszlo Rabel, USA LT Donald E. Rudolph, USA
PVT Marshall Sherman, USA LTC Leo K. Thorsness, USA[F]
PVT John. Tracy, USA PVT John Vale, USA
SP4 Dale Eugene Wayrynen, USA
Maj Albertus Wright Catlin, USMC
Capt Jesse Farley Dyer, USMC Capt Richard E. Fleming, USMC
Cpl Louis James Hauge, Jr., USMC
PFC Richard Edward Kraus, USMC PFC James Dennis Labelle, USMC MM1 Oscar Fredrick Nelson, USN
CMM George Willam Rud, USN PVT Richard K. Sorenson, USMC PVT Joseph Burger USA
SGT Axel H. Reed, USA CPT Harry Bell USA
The people of Minnesota render homage to the Medal of Honor recipients for their incomparable courage and supreme dedication to honor, duty and country. Their patriotism is a shining symbol of faith and grace.
The dedication was made on August 21, 1976.
Erected 1976 by Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 40° 6.343′ N, 75° 28.187′ 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. Illinois Medal of Honor Recipients (a few steps from this marker); Ohio Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); North Dakota Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Wisconsin Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Iowa Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Montana Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Michigan Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Kennedy Memorial Gazebo (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 November 7, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. (Submitted on November 7, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 7, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.