Menands in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Saint Agnes Cemetery
Medal of Honor Recipient Burial Place
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 29, 2010
1. Saint Agnes Cemetery Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 2008.
Location. 42° 42.228′ N, 73° 43.416′ W. Marker is in Menands, New York, in Albany County. Marker is on Cemetery Avenue. The GPS Coordinates are the entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 48 Cemetery Avenue, Albany NY 12204, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Erie Canal (approx. half a mile away); Schuyler Flatts (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chester Alan Arthur (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Albany Rural Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); General John J. Pershing (approx. 0.9 miles away); Troy Steel & Iron Co. (approx. 0.9 miles away); James Roy Mills (approx. one mile away); Hudson River Islands (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Menands.
Also see . . . St. Agnes Cemetery - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on November 21, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
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Photographed By Don Morfe, September 29, 2010
2. Saint Agnes Cemetery Marker
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 29, 2010
3. Saint Agnes Cemetery Marker
Photographed By Don Morfe, July 3, 2001
4. Saint Agnes Cemetery Marker
MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION: *DUNN, PARKER F. (KIA)
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company A, 312th Infantry, 78th Division. Place and date: Near Grand-Pre, France, 23 October 1918. Entered service at: Albany, N.Y. Birth: Albany, N.Y. G.O. No.: 49, W.D., 1922. Citation: When his battalion commander found it necessary to send a message to a company in the attacking line and hesitated to order a runner to make the trip because of the extreme danger involved, Pfc. Dunn, a member of the intelligence section, volunteered for the mission. After advancing but a short distance across a field swept by artillery and machinegun fire, he was wounded, but continued on and fell wounded a second time. Still undaunted, he persistently attempted to carry out his mission until he was killed by a machinegun bullet before reaching the advance line.
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 29, 2010
5. Saint Agnes Cemetery Marker
Frank O Fournia-Co H, 1st U.S. Inf.-Died Feb 18, 1912, Age 42 years.
MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION: FOURNIA, FRANK O.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Santiago, Cuba, 1 July 1898. Entered service at: Plattsburg, N.Y. Birth: Rome, N.Y. Date of issue: 22 June 1899. Citation: Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and while under heavy fire of the enemy.
Photographed By Don Morfe, July 3, 2001
6. Saint Agnes Cemetery Marker
MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION: WHITE, PATRICK H.
Rank and organization: Captain, Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Light Artillery. Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863. Entered service at: Chicago, Ill. Born: 1833, Ireland. Date of issue: 15 January 1895. Citation: Carried with others by hand a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of the enemy's works.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 646 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 4, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
