Bucyrus in Crawford County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

First Lieutenant Harry L. Martin

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2009

1. First Lieutenant Harry L. Martin Marker

Inscription. Birthplace
of
First Lieutenant
Harry
L.
Martin
- Recipient -
Congressional
Medal of Honor
USMC - Iwo Jima
March 26, 1945
"Greater Love
Hath No Man Than This -
That A Man Lay Down His Life
For A Friend"

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1964.

Location. 40° 48.526′ N, 82° 58.488′ W. Marker is in Bucyrus, Ohio, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of East Mansfield Street and Washington Square, on the left when traveling east on East Mansfield Street. This historical marker is located in downtown Bucyrus, on the southwest corner of the Crawford County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bucyrus OH 44820, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Crawford County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Col. William Crawford (a few steps from this marker); Crawford County (within shouting distance of this marker); 57 MM Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); Crawford County's Veterans Hall Of Fame (within shouting distance of this marker); Crawford County Women's Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Crawford County Honor Roll

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Great American Crossroads Mural (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bucyrus.

Also see . . . First Lieutenant Harry L. Martin. World War II National Museum website entry:
In the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, 27 Marines and sailors were awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Iwo Jima. No other campaign surpassed that number. (Submitted on August 28, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

First Lieutenant Harry L. Martin USMC image. Click for full size.

via WWII National Museum, unknown

2. First Lieutenant Harry L. Martin USMC

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2009

3. First Lieutenant Harry L. Martin Marker

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2009

4. First Lieutenant Harry L. Martin Marker

View of the historical marker in the left foreground of the picture, situated on the southwest corner of the Crawford County Courthouse grounds.

Lieutenant Harry L. Martin Bridge Memorial<br>(<i>located 4 blocks north on Sandusky Avenue</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2016

5. Lieutenant Harry L. Martin Bridge Memorial
(located 4 blocks north on Sandusky Avenue)

In memory of
Lt. Harry L. Martin, USMC
Congressional Medal of Honor
killed in action March 26, 1945
at Iwo Jima

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,665 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 28, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 2. submitted on November 16, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on July 28, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on August 28, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.