Penn Yan in Yates County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Medal of Honor Recipients
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 20, 2017
1. Medal of Honor Recipients Marker
who served in the Armed Forces of the United States
during the period from 1863 to 1975 who were awarded the
Medal of Honor
Pvt. Jerry Wall
Co. B 126th. N.Y. Infantry
Born 1841 Died 1930
Date of Award Dec. 1, 1864
Sgt. Robert F. Shipley
Co. A 140th. N.Y. Infantry
Born 1841 Died 1903
Date of Award May 10, 1865
Capt. Morris Brown, Jr.
Co. A 126th. N.Y. Infantry
Born 1842 K.I.A. June 22, 1864
Date of Award Mar. 6, 1869
Sgt. Edward Johnston
Co. C 5th. U.S. Infantry
Born 1840 Died 1920
Date of Award April 27, 1877
1st. Sgt. Charles M. Holton
Co. A 7th. Michigan Cavalry
Born 1838 Died 1899
Date of Award Mar. 21, 1889
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 27, 1877.
Location. 42° 39.904′ N, 77° 3.438′ W. Memorial is in Penn Yan, New York, in Yates County. It is on Main Street north of Clinton Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial
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Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Revolutionary War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); "The Bandstand" (within shouting distance of this marker); World War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Heroic Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean Conflict Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Conflict Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Penn Yan.
Also see . . .
1. Medal of Honor. (Submitted on July 3, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Congressional Medal of Honor Society. (Submitted on July 3, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 20, 2017
2. Medal of Honor Recipients Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
