Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Raymond M. Clausen
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
1. Raymond M. Clausen Marker
Pvt U.S.M.C. Marine Med. Helicopter Sqd. 263 Marine Air Grp 16
Medal Of Honor
Issued
15-June-1971
Erected 1998.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Heroes • Military • War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 30° 14.034′ N, 93° 13.311′ W. Marker is in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish. It can be reached from Veterans Memorial Boulevard west of West Pryce Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lake Charles LA 70601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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: Douglas B. Fournet (here, next to this marker); Michael J. Novasel (here, next to this marker); Jefferson J. DeBlanc (here, next to this marker); Edward Schowalter, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Adolphus W. Greely (here, next to this marker); Hulon Brooks Whittington (here, next to this marker); Leroy Johnson (here, next to this marker); Thomas J. Ryan (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Charles.
More about this marker. Located at the Louisiana Medal of Honor
this page online
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . . PFC Clausen Citation Page. (Submitted on May 22, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
2. Raymond M. Clausen 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 Fountain
Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 22, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
