Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Howard Gilmore
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
1. Howard Gilmore Marker
Commander - U.S. Navy - Submarine Service U.S.S. Growler
Medal of Honor
Issued
13-July-1943
Posthumously
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 13, 1943.
Location. 30° 14.034′ N, 93° 13.315′ W. Memorial is in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish. It can be reached from Veterans Memorial Boulevard near West 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John R. Kane (here, next to this marker); Homer L. Wise (here, next to this marker); Hulon Brooks Whittington (here, next to this marker); Emanual Stance (here, next to this marker); John Williams (here, next to this marker); Leroy Johnson (here, next to this marker); Steven L. Bennet (here, next to this marker); Jefferson J. DeBlanc (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 . . . Cmdr. Gilmore Citation page. (Submitted on April 19, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
2. Howard Gilmore Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
3. Louisiana Recipients Congressional Medal of Honor Marker
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4. MoH 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
Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 19, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
