Owensboro in Daviess County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Medal of Honor Winners

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 17, 2017

1. Medal of Honor Winners Marker (side 1)

Inscription.
(side 1)
Daviess Co. natives who have received the Medal of Honor:
John J. Given–Corp, Co K, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Died while trying to recover a fallen soldier at Wichita River, Texas, July 12, 1870.
Thomas Cruse- 2nd Lt., 6th U.S. Cavalry. His charge at Big Dry Fork, Az., July 17, 1882, against enemy Native American troops led to recovery of a wounded soldier.

(side 2)
David P. Nash–Private First Class, Co B, 39th Infantry. Died at Giao Duc, Vietnam, Dec. 29, 1968. After his patrol established a position, Pfc. Nash and another kept watch while two other men slept. When an enemy grenade landed nearby, he shouted a warning and leapt on the explosive, thereby saving the lives of the three men.

Erected 2012 by Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2384.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • War, Vietnam • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Medal of Honor Recipients series lists.

Location. 37° 46.469′ N, 87° 6.798′ W. Memorial is in Owensboro, Kentucky

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, in Daviess County. It is on Frederica Street south of West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located beside the sidewalk near the northwest corner of the Daviess County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 212 St Ann Street, Owensboro KY 42303, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Tri-State Region

and in the Western Coal Field.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Court Bell (a few steps from this marker); Daviess Co. U.S. Colored Troops in the Civil War (a few steps from this marker); Courthouse Burned (within shouting distance of this marker); Daviess Countians Who Served (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Congressional Medal of Honour (within shouting distance of this marker); George Graham Vest / "Tribute to a Dog" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wendell H. Ford (about 300 feet away); Bill Smothers Park (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Owensboro.

Medal of Honor Winners Marker (<i>side 2</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 17, 2017

2. Medal of Honor Winners Marker (side 2)

Medal of Honor Winners Marker (<i>side 2; tall view; looking south along Frederica Street</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 17, 2017

3. Medal of Honor Winners Marker (side 2; tall view; looking south along Frederica Street)

Medal of Honor Winners Marker (<i>side 1; wide view; looking north along Frederica Street</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 17, 2017

4. Medal of Honor Winners Marker (side 1; wide view; looking north along Frederica Street)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 452 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 6, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 7, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.