Born in Georgia, Hales moved to Hartford in the 1950s and opened a coin-operated laundry and electronics business on Albany Avenue. — — Map (db m230478) HM
Connecticut Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial
The design of the Memorial was conceived by the Connecticut Firefighters Memorial Committee and incorporates a plaza-like setting featuring a brick patio in the form of a Maltese cross, the universal symbol . . . — — Map (db m126451) HM
In memory of
The Sons of Old Woodbury
Those who gave their lives in war
Those who lived to build a new nation
Those who are known
Those who must remain ever nameless
Bicentennial
of
the American Revolution
1776 1976 . . . — — Map (db m19226) HM
John L. Levitow
Memorial Lane
Dedicated - November 28, 2000
In Memory of:
Sergeant John L. Levitow, U.S. Air Force
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
“For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the
risk of his life . . . — — Map (db m100151) WM
[ inscribed on the obelisk in the center of the pavilion ]
Dedicated To Those
Who Have Made
The Supreme
Sacrifice
Off. Milton Hodder Hamden 04/22/1943
Tpr./Trn. Stanley C. Heilberg C.S.P. 06/01/1929
Lt. Paul J. . . . — — Map (db m26504) HM
[ south side ]
Milford Remembers
New York City
Erected by the People of Milford, Connecticut in memory of the innocent victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001. With special . . . — — Map (db m26336) HM
This bell obtained by Arctic Engine Company, No. 1, in 1887, served as the City of Milford’s first fire alarm warning system from 1887 into the 1930’s.
It summoned the town’s volunteer firemen to the call of duty when an emergency arose. It was . . . — — Map (db m26314) HM
On December 17, 1944 Pfc. William A. Soderman, of West Haven, Company K, 9th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division armed with a bazooka, defended a key road junction near Rocherath, Belgium.
As the German artillery barrage pinned down troops around . . . — — Map (db m27867) HM
Douglas Munro Hall
This hall was dedicated on 16 August 1963
To the Memory of Signalman First Class
Douglas Munro
Who died heroically for his Country
on the beaches of Guadalcanal
27 September 1942
and was awarded posthumously
the . . . — — Map (db m205861) HM WM
Major Allen McLane of the village of Duck Creek Crossroads, now known as Smyrna, Delaware, was one of Delaware's most significant heroes of the American Revolution.
McLane volunteered for service in Virginia at the start of the revolution, and . . . — — Map (db m174546) HM WM
Left Side of Marker
U.S. Submarine Veterans
World War II
52 United States Submarines
On Eternal Patrol
U.S. Navy Submarines Paid Heavily for their success in World War II.
374 Officers and 3131 Men are on board these . . . — — Map (db m146109) WM
On 3 September 1777 an American light infantry corps under the command of Brigadier General William Maxwell engaged British and Hessian forces here in the Battle of Cooch's Bridge. Maxwell's Corps was composed of soldiers from New Jersey, North . . . — — Map (db m156785) HM
As we refresh our memories
Of all the wars gone by,
Let each of us be grateful
For our "heroes" you and I.
They gave their all that we may live
In a country good and free,
"Lest we forget" they did it all
For the likes of you and me. . . . — — Map (db m238445) WM
Dedicated by Governor Jack A. Markell and the Military Order of the Purple Heart
Department of Delaware
July 27, 2011
The National Purple Heart Trail memorializes those heroic soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who have had the . . . — — Map (db m186858) WM
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
In Commemoration of Delaware’s
Patriotic Dead who Sacrificed
Their Lives for their country
During the Rebellion of 1861 -65
— — Map (db m63185) WM
This plaque is dedicated to all Revolutionary War hero's that are buried in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery. While there may be others who are known only to their creator, the following Patriots have been identified as being . . . — — Map (db m216019) WM
(Inscription, south face of monument base:)
Sacred to the memory of
Nathanael Greene, Esquire,
a native of the State of Rhode Island
who died on the 19th of June 1786 -
late Major General in the service of the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m30771) HM
[Panel 1 of the historical narrative at memorial entrance]:
On February 19, 1942, 73 days after the United States entered World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 which resulted in the removal of 120,000 . . . — — Map (db m40541) HM
In honor of those who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust
1992 Jan Karski Poland •
1993 Preben Munch-Nielsen Denmark •
1994 . . . — — Map (db m150711) HM WM
With these legendary words, naval officer David G. Farragut led the Union fleet past Confederate mines (then called torpedoes) and to victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864. From the rigging of his flagship, USS Hartford, . . . — — Map (db m4104) HM
White House policeman who gave his life in defense of the President of the United States here at the Blair House, November 1, 1950 "For loyalty, bravery and heroism beyond the call of duty." Presented by National Sojourners in commemoration of his . . . — — Map (db m73876) HM
Captain, Army of the United States
Born at Coventry, Connecticut, June 6, 1755
In the performance of his duty, he resigned his life,
a sacrifice to his country's liberty at New York,
September 22, 1776 — — Map (db m27241) HM
"Bernardo de Gálvez the great Spanish soldier carried out a courageous campaign in lands bordering the lower Mississippi. This masterpiece of military strategy lightened the pressure of the English in the war against the American settlers who were . . . — — Map (db m40957) HM
inscription, south face of base:
José Artigas
Father of the Independence of Uruguay
inscription, north face of base:
From the people of Uruguay to the people of the United States of America
inscriptions, on . . . — — Map (db m67168) HM
[Inscription on south face of pedestal:] Libertador General José de San Martín
[Inscriptions on two panels in the south side of base:]
Homenaje al Libertador General D. José de San Martín del Presidente de la Nacion Argentina . . . — — Map (db m65936) HM
National Headquarters
American Red Cross
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 23, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in . . . — — Map (db m38864) HM
[south face of pedestal]
Simón Bolívar
The Liberator
Born July 24, 1783
Caracas, Venezuela
Died December 17, 1830
Santa Marta, Colombia
[east face of pedestal]
The Republic of Venezuela to the . . . — — Map (db m65731) WM
The Great Depression (1929-1941) meant economic catastrophe for millions of Americans, but in Washington it meant a building boom as the Federal Government staffed up to the end the economic crisis. In 1931 alone Congress approved new . . . — — Map (db m61823) HM
Christian Fleetwood (1840-1914) was one of 21 African Americans to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery during the 1864 Battle of Chaffin's Farm near Richmond. After the Civil War he worked for the federal government and organized . . . — — Map (db m77543) HM
In November 1860, Abraham Lincoln's election as the nation's first Republican President ignited Southern fears that the country's new balance of political power threatened the institution of slavery in America. Within months, eleven Southern states . . . — — Map (db m153987) HM
This flagpole is presented to
the Sheridan School by
William, Susan, and Peter Spaulding
in loving memory of their great uncle
The Hon. Walter Gresham Andrews
United States Representative, State of New York 1930 - 1948 . . . — — Map (db m135816) HM
Led by his desire to secure a better quality of life for migrant farm workers, Cesar Chavez helped found the United Farm Workers of America, the first effective farm workers' union in the United States. Under his leadership of nonviolent protest, . . . — — Map (db m15471) HM
“I have paid the rent of a room in Washington… retaining it merely as a shelter to which I might return, when my strength should fail me under exposure and labor at the field.”
Clara Barton, December . . . — — Map (db m36174) HM
"I have paid the rent of a room in Washington… retaining it merely as a shelter to which I might return, when my strength should fail me under exposure and labor at the field."
Clara Barton, December 1863
Statesman, Leader and Forerunner of the Independence Movement in Latin America. Promoter of the economy and education, mentor of the principles of freedom that burst onto the Argentine early political scene in May 1810. An exemplary soldier, he . . . — — Map (db m74989) HM
[From 1936:]
The Second Division To Our Honored Dead, 1917-1919
Toulon Troyon Bois de Belleau Vaux Soissons
Marache St. Mihiel Blanc Mont Meuse-Argonne The Rhine
[From 1962, west inner wing:] Organized in France in . . . — — Map (db m15096) WM
This memorial is dedicated to those who served in the African American units of the Union Army in the Civil War. The 209,145 names inscribed on these walls commemorate those fighters of freedom.
[Names of the officers and enlisted men who . . . — — Map (db m41748) HM
Panel 1:
A Tribute to Nelson Mandela
This tribute to Nelson Mandela was unveiled on 21 September 2013 by the Hon. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, and H.E. . . . — — Map (db m77575) HM
Frank W. Crilley was born in Trenton, New Jersey on September 13, 1883. Following enlistment in the Navy in March, 1900 he became a gunner's mate and received additional training as a diver. In 1915 he made dives to over 300 feet during salvage . . . — — Map (db m10679) HM
“Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace,” General Ulysses S. Grant.
Hiram Ulysses Grant, mistakenly listed as Ulysses Simpson . . . — — Map (db m29459) HM
[Panel No. 1]:
"Whatever happens to me will be the result of action, not inaction or drift."
Bolling
[Panel No. 2]:
On April 7, 1917, the day after President Wilson's . . . — — Map (db m63899) HM
This aircraft, of a type used extensively in Southeast Asia air operations, is dedicated to all the courageous airmen who gave their lives in honor during that conflict. — — Map (db m63898) HM
"Raoul Wallenberg's mission of mercy on behalf of the United States behind enemy lines during World War II is unprecedented in the history of mankind. He is responsible for saving tens of thousands of lives during the Holocaust. A shining light in . . . — — Map (db m39926) HM
[Panel 1: northeast corner wayside.]
“This monument stands for men who fought not alone for their country, but to establish the principles of justice and peace. We pay tribute here to their valor. We honor them for their . . . — — Map (db m76573) HM
He delighted audiences all across the country with his Southern Gothic tall tales and intricate guitar style, and through his example, inspired high aspirations, personal dignity, and respect for Florida and humanity.
Drowned off this beach . . . — — Map (db m106690) HM
Army • Navy • Marines • Air Force
Coast Guard
City Of Palm Coast
Military Memorial
In honor of the following local
heroes, who made the ultimate sacrifice, whose
dedication and courage will never be forgotten
USAF MSGT. . . . — — Map (db m105381) WM
Nicholas J Cutinha
SP4 US Army
CO C BN 9 Inf Reg25 Inf Div
Vietnam
Medal of Honor Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart
Jan 23 1945 † Mar 2 1968
On March 2 1968, Nicholas J Cutinha was
engaged by overwhelming Vietnam Cong . . . — — Map (db m221290) WM
Born in Santiago de Cuba 14 June 1845. Rose from Private to Major General during the Ten-years War of Independence 1868-78. During the final War of Independence, he led the 1896 invasion of Cuba from Oriente across 750 miles of continual combat. . . . — — Map (db m32198) HM
The President of the United States in the name of Congress takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor posthumously to
First Lieutenant
Baldomero Lopez
Marine Corps
for service set forth in the following
. . . — — Map (db m197426) WM
Born in Havana, Cuba, on January 28, 1853.
Patriot, writer, poet, lawyer, and orator.
A lover of liberty and justice, his ideas and personal example
were a universal inspiration for the world as well as for the
Cuban people. He perished on . . . — — Map (db m32132) HM
This distinguished native Tampan served with courage, honor and personal sacrifice as an army surgeon during WWII. He was captured and made a prisoner of war when the Japanese overran the Philippines. Afflicted with Beri-Beri and other diseases he . . . — — Map (db m215678) HM
(Raised section) A grateful county honors the memory of these brave individuals for their unquestioned valor and sacrifice in defense of freedom and liberty during combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom Dedicated 2003 Hillsborough County Board . . . — — Map (db m32949) WM
African-Americans have served valiantly in all of America's wars. Although black soldiers fought and died in previous conflicts, they were not permitted to enlist as army regulars until after the Civil War. Organized into separate infantry and . . . — — Map (db m32837) HM
Robert M. McTureous, Jr. Private United States Marine Corps Born: March 26, 1924 Killed in Action: June 1945 Awarded his country’s highest award The Medal of Honor ”For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above . . . — — Map (db m167318) WM
This Post Office is dedicated to the memory of Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. who served his country and his men with distinction and bravery, giving his life in the Pacific December 1941 Established by an Act of Congress July . . . — — Map (db m172574) HM WM
Medal of Honor Recipients
3rd Reconnaissance Battalion.
Duty • Honor • Pride
Frank S. Reasoner
Alpha Company
12 July 1965
Terrence C. Graves
3rd Force Recon Co.
16 February 1968
Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m198688) WM
The Pinecrest Village Council dedicated this portion of Southwest 82 Avenue on 15th day of May, 2001, in memory of these two FBI agents who gave their lives in the line of duty during a gun battle at this site on April 11, 1986. — — Map (db m74958) HM
Airman First Class John Levitow was a loadmaster aboard a C-47 gunship on a night combat air patrol mission near Long Binh Army Post, Republic of Vietnam, 24 February 1969. His aircraft was hit by enemy ground fire. The enemy fire wounded half the . . . — — Map (db m99749) HM WM
On 29 June, 1972, Captain Steven L. Bennett and a Marine observer were flying near Quang Tri, Republic of Vietnam. Responding to a call from a South Vietnamese unit pinned down by the enemy, he requested tactical air support, but none was available. . . . — — Map (db m99755) HM WM
First Lieutenant Fleming was the aircraft commander of a UH-1F transport helicopter near Duc Co in the Republic of Vietnam's central highlands, 26 November 1968. He unhesitatingly flew to the aid of a six-man Special Forces Long Range Reconnaissance . . . — — Map (db m99815) HM
On March 14, 1994, while flying enroute to Mogadishu, Somalia, in support of Operation Continue Hope, eight fellow Spectres lost their lives. Let peace be with them.
Capt Anthony R. Stefanik Jr. • TSgt Robert L. Daniel
Capt David J. . . . — — Map (db m99726) WM
Lieutenant Colonel Jackson was the aircraft commander of an unarmed C-123 transport flying a tactical emergency evacuation mission to rescue three remaining survivors at the Special Forces camp at Kham Duc, Republic of Vietnam, on 12 May 1968. The . . . — — Map (db m99813) HM
Lieutenant Colonel Jones flew an A-1H Skyraider on a rescue mission on 1 September 1968 in search of a downed U.S. pilot near Dong Hoi, North Vietnam. Although his aircraft was hit repeatedly by enemy fire, he continued his search until he sighted . . . — — Map (db m99802) HM
Major Fisher was an A-1E pilot at A Shau, South Vietnam on 10 March 1966. The Special Forces camp was attacked by 2,000 North Vietnamese Army Regulars. Tops of 1,500-foot hills were obscured by an 800-foot ceiling, limiting maneuverability and . . . — — Map (db m99811) HM WM
Medal of Honor Recipients
World War I
2nd.Lt. Erwin R. Bleckley Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France
2nd.Lt. Harold E. Goettler Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France
2nd.Lt. Frank Luke Jr. Sept. 29, 1918, Murvaux, France . . . — — Map (db m99915) WM
Medal of Honor Recipients
Korea
Maj. George A. Davis Jr. Feb. 10, 1952, Sinuiju-Yalu River, N.Korea
Maj. Charles J. Loring Jr. Nov. 22, 1952, Sniper Ridge, N.Korea
Maj. Louis J. Sebille Aug. 5, 1950, Hamch'ang, . . . — — Map (db m99916) WM
Medal of Honor Recipients
Vietnam
Capt.Steven L. Bennett June 29, 1972, Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Col. George E. Day Conspicuous Gallantry while POW
Maj. Merlyn H. Dethlefsen Mar. 10, 1967, Thai Nguyen, N. Vietnam . . . — — Map (db m99918) WM
Medal of Honor Recipients
World War II
Lt. Col. Addison E. Baker · Aug. 1, 1943 - Ploesti, Romania
Maj. Richard I. Bong · Oct. 10 - Nov. 15, 1944 - Southwest Pacific
Maj. Horace S. Carswell Jr. · Oct. 26, 1944 - South . . . — — Map (db m100432) WM
Presented by
Citizens of Okaloosa County
in Honor of
USAF
Hurlburt Field FL.
Capt. Richard L. Bakke
Capt. Harold L. Lewis, Jr.
TSgt. Joel C. Mayo
Capt. Lyn D. McIntosh
Capt. Charles T. McMillan, III
USMC
New . . . — — Map (db m99722) WM
Violence in Somalia was precipitated by a series of civil war, famine, and disease which cost the lives of an estimated 350,000 people. In December 1992, US troops were sent to help contain the lawlessness in Somalia and create a safe . . . — — Map (db m99782) HM
On January 31, 1991 while working a target over Kuwait
fourteen Spectre crewmembers reached out and touched
the face of God; they became true Ghostriders
Maj Paul J. Weaver • SSgt Damon V. Kanuha • TSgt Robert K. Hodges
Capt . . . — — Map (db m99798) WM
The highest U.S. Military decoration, awarded by Congress to members of the Armed Forces for gallantry and bravery at the risk of life beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy: established 1862. Florida Army • Air Force PFC. . . . — — Map (db m238024) HM WM
Dedicated to the recipients of this nation’s oldest military decoration, “The Purple Heart”
Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782 • 1932
My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country’s way to show . . . — — Map (db m13956) HM
Austin Craig Welch,
who died attempting to save
Crystal E. Droz from drowning.
Bartow, Fl.
September 3, 2016
"Our hero, Our protector"
"I got this!" — — Map (db m123549) HM
Private James H. Mills
Company F 15th Infantry
United States Army
May 3, 1923 - November 11, 1973
★ ★
Medal of Honor
For Conspicuous Gallantry
May 24, 1944
Cisterna Di Littoria, Italy
The . . . — — Map (db m197294) WM
Dedicated To All The Men And Women
Who Are Recipients Of The Nation's
Oldest Military Decoration
"The Purple Heart"
Combat Wounded Veterans
Military Order of
the Purple Heart 1782 - 1932 . . . — — Map (db m99910) WM
At the end of World War II, Korea was divided into two parts, north and south, at the 38th parallel. Troops from the Soviet Union occupied the north and the United States forces occupied the south with the intention of eventually unifying the . . . — — Map (db m74149) HM
This house was built in 2008 by Habitat for Humanity for one of the Ancient City's civil rights heroes, Audrey Nell Edwards. Along with JoeAnn Anderson Ulmer, Samuel White, and Willie Carl Singleton, she was one of the "St. Augustine Four." As . . . — — Map (db m40724) HM
The house at 156 Central Avenue was built in the 1950's for Mrs. Janie Price, a nurse at Flagler Hospital. She had taken her nurse's training at Grady Hospital in Atlanta in the 1940s and while there had attended dances with students from Morehouse . . . — — Map (db m7627) HM
This house, overlooking Maria Sanchez Lake, was built in the 1950's for a distinguished family of educators. James G. Reddick was a longtime principal of Excelsior School and his wife Maude was the supervisor of black schools in St. Augustine in the . . . — — Map (db m21187) HM
His astounding victory over the British greats Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a playoff for the 1913 U.S. Open Championship at the Country Club, Brookline, Mass. transformed golf into a popular sport. — — Map (db m231543) HM
The sacrifices of few ensure the freedom of many. A grateful community remembers those who serve in the Armed Services of the United States, during times of wars and peace, whose courage and personal sacrifices defend and preserve our freedom. — — Map (db m112809) WM
In Memory of Sgt. John F. Conner, Sr.
Who gave his life in line of duty.
“Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
St. John 15:13 — — Map (db m57947) HM
This Tablet marks the spot at which the
LOCOMOTIVE "GENERAL"
Was Abandoned by Andrews Raiders
Afternoon of April 12th, 1862
Capt. Jas.J. Andrews , with twenty volunteers from Sill's Brigade, Mitchell's Corps, U.S.A. and a citizen of . . . — — Map (db m20232) HM
(Right Marker):
Flame of Freedom
1919 - 1969
Dedicated to the
Glory of God
A fitting reminder of this precious heritage,
a tribute to all who offered their lives to
preserve it. A gift to our Community by the
American . . . — — Map (db m7311) HM
En l'honneur des valliants Français qui se sont sacrifiés en cet endroit pour notre liberté le 9 Octobre, 1779
In honor of the valiant Frenchmen who gave their lives on this battlefield for our freedom on 9 October, 1779 . . . — — Map (db m18455) HM
Henry Sims Morgan graduated with the class of 1897 from West Point Academy. A second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers, he was in charge of construction of a battery on Wassaw Island from 1897 to 1898.
Morgan drowned on August 31, 1898 while . . . — — Map (db m200248) HM
About 6 A.M., April 12, 1862, a Federal spy & contraband merchant, James J. Andrews, of Ky., together with 18 soldiers & one civilian of Ohio, seized the locomotive "General", & three box cars while the train-crew & passengers were breakfasting at . . . — — Map (db m5172) HM
