Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
John Osborne
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
1. John Osborne Marker
Seaman U.S. Navy - U.S.S. Juniata
Medal of Honor
Issued
G.O. #218 24-August-1876
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 August 24, 1876.
Location. 30° 14.032′ N, 93° 13.315′ 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. 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Martin Freeman (here, next to this marker); Albert Weisbogel (here, next to this marker); Charles W. Anderson (here, next to this marker); Hampton M. Roach (here, next to this marker); Theodore S. Wilkinson Jr. (here, next to this marker); Thomas J. Ryan (here, next to this marker); Steven L. Bennet (here, next to this marker); John Williams (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Charles.
More about this memorial. Located at the Louisiana Medal of Honor fountain in the Lake Charles Veterans Memorial Park.
Also see . . . SN Osborne Citation Page. (Submitted on March 28, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
2. John Osborne Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
3. John Osborne Marker
Louisiana Recipients Congressional Medal of Honor
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
4. John Osborne Marker
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. John Osborne Grave Marker
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 17, Site 19689.
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 243 times since then and 8 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.
