Chiriaco Summit in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Coachella Valley Recipients

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients

— United States of America —

Coachella Valley Recipients Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 30, 2007

1. Coachella Valley Recipients Marker

Inscription. “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty..”
Colonel Mitchell Paige, U.S. Marine Corps, October 26, 1942 • Hospital Corpsman First Class Robert E. Bush, U.S. Navy, May 2, 1945 • Major General James Day, U.S. Marine Corps, May 14-17, 1945 • Colonel Lewis L. Millett, U.S. Army, February 7, 1951 • Captain William L. McGonagle, U.S. Navy, June 8-9, 1967.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.

Location. 33° 39.702′ N, 115° 43.356′ W. Marker is in Chiriaco Summit, California, in Riverside County. Memorial is on Chiriaco Road. This marker is on the grounds of the General Patton Memorial Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 62510 Chiriaco Road, Indio CA 92201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. California-Arizona Maneuver Area (a few steps from this marker); The Desert Training Center (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Desert Training Center (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Desert Training Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Cannons (within

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shouting distance of this marker); 33-barreled Organs (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scythed Chariots (about 300 feet away); Catapults (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chiriaco Summit.

General Patton Memorial Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 30, 2007

2. General Patton Memorial Museum

General Patton bust inside the museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 30, 2007

3. General Patton bust inside the museum

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 23, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.