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Sebring in Highlands County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Medal of Honor

Recipients Residing in Florida

 
 
Medal of Honor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, March 11, 2023
1. Medal of Honor Marker
Inscription.

John Mihalowski MA USN 1939
James H. Howard China AAC 1944
Everett P. Pope MA USMC 1944
James R. Hendrix AR USA 1944
Joseph J. McCarthy IL USMC 1945
Douglas T. Jacobson NY USMC 1945
William R. Charette MI USN 19563
Ronald E. Ray GA USA 1966
James E. Williams SC USN 1966
Leonard B. Keller IL USA 1967
George E. Day IA USAF 1967
Gary L. Littrell KY USA 1970

 
Erected 1991.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
 
Location. 27° 26.188′ N, 81° 25.25′ W. Memorial is in Sebring, Florida, in Highlands County. It is on South George Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7205 S George Boulevard, Sebring FL 33875, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lest We Not Forget (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Combat Veterans (about 500 feet away); The U.S.S. Highlands (APA 119) (approx. 4 miles away); The Roanoke Hotel (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Sebring Board of Trade Building
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(approx. 4.3 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 4.3 miles away); Sebring, Florida (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Zachary Building (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sebring.
 
Medal of Honor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, March 11, 2023
2. Medal of Honor Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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