Hawthorne in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

O'Neill, Sgt. Richard W.

U.S. Army WWI

Photographed by Don Morfe

1. O'Neill, Sgt. Richard W. Marker

Inscription. In advance of an assaulting line, Sgt O’Neill attacked a detachment of about 25 enemy soldiers in the ensuing hand-to-hand encounter. He sustained pistol wounds as the advance continued, he received additional wounds but remained in active command of his squad being again wounded. Sgt. O’Neill was forced by loss of blood to be evacuated but insisted first on being taken to his battalion commander to report on the position of his men as well as that of the enemy. (Base) Above and Beyond the Call of Duty.

Erected 2017 by Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 41° 5.736′ N, 73° 47.646′ W. Memorial is in Hawthorne, New York, in Westchester County. It is on West Stevens Avenue. This marker is inside the entrance to the Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven. Richard W. O'Neill is buried in the cemetery in Section 22, Plot 488, Grave 19. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10 W Stevens Ave, Hawthorne NY

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10532, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Hudson Valley

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Murray, S/Sgt. Robert C (here, next to this marker); Battle of Young’s House Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); The Robert L. Kenngott Base Line (approx. 2.1 miles away); Reuben Wright’s Mills (approx. 2.3 miles away); Reuben Wright’s Mill (approx. 2.3 miles away); Miller Hill Battle Monument (approx. 3 miles away); Miller Hill (approx. 3 miles away); Joseph T. Miller (approx. 3.1 miles away).

Regarding O'Neill, Sgt. Richard W.. Richard W. O'Neill was awarded the Medal of Honor for action in World War I.

Photographed by Don Morfe

2. O'Neill, Sgt. Richard W. Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe

3. O'Neill, Sgt. Richard W. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2018, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 361 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2018, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.