Altoona in Blair County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Blair County Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019

1. Blair County Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients Marker

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To honor these citizens of Blair County
who were awarded their nations highest honor
the Congressional Medal of Honor
J. Levi Roush - U.S.A. - Civil War
John Hickman - U.S.N. - Civil War
William P. MacLay - U.S.A. - Phillippine Insurrection
Robert E. Cox - U.S.N. - 1904
Harry R. Harr - KIA - U.S.A. - W.W. II
Robert E. Laws - U.S.A. - W.W. II
William S. Sitman - KIA - U.S.A. - Korea
Glenn H. English Jr. - KIA - U.S.A. - Vietnam

Erected 1988 by The Blair County Veterans Council.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 40° 30.84′ N, 78° 24.247′ W. Marker is in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in Blair County. Memorial is on 11th Avenue west of 14th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1418 11th Avenue, Altoona PA 16601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2019

2. Blair County Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients Marker

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walking distance of this marker. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (here, next to this marker); Veterans Mall (here, next to this marker); The Downtown Altoona Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Locomotive 790 Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); The Silver Chief (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA (about 600 feet away); Logan House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stars & Stripes Forever (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altoona.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.