Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Thomas J. Ryan
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
1. Thomas J. Ryan Marker
Medal of Honor
Issued
15-March-1924
Erected 1998.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 15, 1924.
Location. 30° 14.032′ N, 93° 13.313′ W. Memorial is in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish. It can be reached from North Lakeshore Drive near Pryce Street, on the right when traveling south. Located at the Louisiana Medal of Honor fountain in the Lake Charles Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lake Charles LA 70601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Theodore S. Wilkinson Jr. (here, next to this marker); Albert Weisbogel (here, next to this marker); Adolphus W. Greely (here, next to this marker); John Osborne (here, next to this marker); Martin Freeman (here, next to this marker); Charles W. Anderson (here, next to this marker); Hampton M. Roach (here, next to this marker); Steven L. Bennet (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Charles.
Also see . . . Ens. Ryan Citation Page. (Submitted on March 28, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
this page online
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
2. Thomas J. Ryan Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
3. Medal Of Honor Plaque
Louisiana Recipients Congressional Medal of Honor
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
4. MoH Plaque
In honor of all recipients
Congressional Medal of Honor-
Highest U.S.Military decoration awarded.
Established Dec. 21, 1861 - Congressional
Bill approved by President Lincoln.
Over Thirty Four Hundred recipients/1998
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
5. Medal Of Honor Fountain
Photographed by Don Morfe
6. Thomas J. Ryan Grave Marker
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 34, Site 80-A1
Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 484 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 28, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 6. submitted on April 12, 2020, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
