Northeast Seattle in King County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Medal of Honor Memorial

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, March 30, 2017

1. Medal of Honor Memorial Marker

Inscription. Ordinary Individuals
Facing Extraordinary Circumstances
With Courage and Selflessness
Answer the Call
and Change the Course of Destiny

Medal of Honor

Deming Bronson, 1LT, USA (1915)
Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, COL., USMC (1934)
Robert E. Galer, BGEN., USMC (1935)
William K. Nakamura, PFC, USA (1941)
Bruce Crandall, MAJ., USA (1951-52)
John D. “Bud” Hawk, SGT., USA
Archie Van Winkle, COL., USMC (1961)
Robert Leisy, 2LT, USA (1968)

Erected 2009 by University of Washington.

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. 47° 39.436′ N, 122° 18.583′ W. Memorial is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. It is in Northeast Seattle. It is on Memorial Way NE, in the median. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Seattle WA 98105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Washington’s Puget Sound Region.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

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and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George Washington (about 600 feet away); Honoring the 11 “Mercer Girls” (approx. 0.2 miles away); Scion of the Washington Elm (approx. ¼ mile away); Naval Training Station Seattle (approx. half a mile away); Anhalt Hall (approx. half a mile away); University Library (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Old Shell House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Seattle Yacht Club - Main Station (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seattle.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Statue of Washington (was about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this memorial. Memorial is located on the University of Washington campus

Regarding Medal of Honor Memorial. Since 1862, 3,448 U.S. service members have received the Medal of

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, March 30, 2017

2. Medal of Honor Memorial Marker

Honor. The memorial is anchored by a five-point star, similar to the medal star. At the north point of the circle is a “book stone.” A plain serpentine rock that sat for years outside the UW sculpture studio was split open like a book and polished.

“The stone glows like ordinary people courageous enough to do something extraordinary for their fellow human beings,” said sculptor Heidi Wastweet, who was involved in the project.

A basalt column in front of the stone features the face of Minerva, goddess of both wisdom and war, who is pictured on the medal. Near those rocks are four sentinel stones surrounding one with bronze wording from the recipients’ Medal citations.

“We want to inspire students who walk around and through the memorial,” Wastweet said. “We want them to think that if these alumni could do extraordinary feats, then they can, too.”

Artist Michael Magrath, a UW visiting scholar in sculpture and public art; Heidi Wastweet, a Seattle sculptor; and Dodi Fredericks, a landscape architect, designed the memorial.

Also see . . . Honoring Heroes. (Submitted on January 19, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon.)

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, March 30, 2017

3. Medal of Honor Memorial Marker

Medal of Honor Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, March 30, 2017

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Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, March 30, 2017

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Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, March 30, 2017

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Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 648 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 19, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.