Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Leroy Johnson
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
1. Leroy Johnson Marker
Sgt. U.S. Army - Co. K. 126 Infantry 32 Inf. Div.
Medal of Honor
Issued
GO#83 2-October-1945
Posthumously
Erected 1998.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 30° 14.035′ 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 Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hulon Brooks Whittington (here, next to this marker); Homer L. Wise (here, next to this marker); John R. Kane (here, next to this marker); Edward Schowalter, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Howard Gilmore (here, next to this marker); Jefferson J. DeBlanc (here, next to this marker); Michael J. Novasel (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
this page online
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . . Sgt. Leroy Johnson Citation Page. (Submitted on May 10, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
2. Leroy Johnson Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
3. Louisiana Recipients Congressional Medal of Honor Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
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 Fountian
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 245 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 10, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
