Charleroi in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Medal of Honor
Plt Sgt Mitchell Paige
2nd Bat 7th Marines
Guadalcanal
Erected 2021 by American Legion Riders and Local Police Departments.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 40° 8.333′ N, 79° 53.8′ W. Marker is in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. Memorial is on 5th Street west of Chamber Plaza, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Chamber Plaza, Charleroi PA 15022, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Charleroi Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Korean War Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charleroi Legion Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); United States Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); John K. Tener (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louis Goaziou: 1864-1937 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Community of Lock Four (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleroi.
Also see . . . Mitchell Paige Wikipedia. Paige's biography including his actions which earned him the Medal of Honor. (Submitted on July 13, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.)
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