Eutaw in Greene County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Matthew Leonard

Sergeant First Class, US Army

— Co B 1st Bn 16th Inf 1st Inf Div. —

Matthew Leonard Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022

1. Matthew Leonard Marker

Inscription. Nov. 26, 1929 - Feb. 28, 1967, Born in Eutaw, Alabama. Awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry at Suoi Da, South Vietnam. While under attack, SFC Leonard charged an enemy machine gun and even though wounded continued to command his men until his death. The Medal of Honor was awarded on Dec. 19, 1968, by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

[Marker base]
“Above and beyond the
call of duty”

Erected 2011 by Eutaw Chamber of Commerce • Greene County Commission • Greene Track.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 28, 1967.

Location. 32° 50.425′ N, 87° 53.259′ W. Memorial is in Eutaw, Alabama, in Greene County. It is at the intersection of Boligee Street (U.S. 11) and Springfield Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Boligee Street. Memorial is at southeast corner of Greene County Courthouse Square. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Eutaw AL 35462, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South,

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specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Greene County Veterans Monument (here, next to this marker); A County Older Than The State, Greene County (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Earl Gilmore, Sr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Eutaw, Alabama: The Gateway To The Black Belt (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clinton Baptist Church (approx. 8.1 miles away); Boligee Presbyterian Church (approx. 10.3 miles away); Beulah Baptist Church (approx. 12.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eutaw.

Also see . . . Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Leonard. Leonard had completed

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022

2. Matthew Leonard Marker

nearly 20 years of service when he died in a firefight in the jungle of Vietnam. He sacrificed his life to save his platoon, and for that he earned the Medal of Honor. (Katie Lange, U.S. Department of Defense News, posted Feb. 28, 2022) (Submitted on August 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

SFC Matthew Leonard (1929-1967) image. Click for full size.

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3. SFC Matthew Leonard (1929-1967)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 720 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.