Minot in Ward County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

North Dakota Medal of Honor Memorial

Dedication Day July 4, 2007

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2023

1. North Dakota Medal of Honor Memorial

Inscription.
This memorial is dedicated with great pride to the courageous North Dakotans who received this nation's highest award for valor, the MEDAL OF HONOR. North Dakota veterans have an outstanding record in the services because of their devotion to duty, high achievement and bravery in action. Their service to our country is gratefully acknowledged and honored at this site.
Memorial Committee
Richard Starke, Maj. USAF Ret. Founding Chairman
Bill Kolb, General Chairman

Sen. Ben Tollefson • Wm. Reynolds • R.E. Hankins, MD • Sen Randy Schobinger • Wayne Paulson • Ronald Bieri • Rep. Andrew Maragos • Dorothy Pence • H.L. ‘Bud’ Hoeffel • Hardy D. Lieberg

Advisory
Kerby Hertz • Michael J. Haugen, Maj. Gen., USAF Ret.
Merlan E. Paaverud, Jr.

Wm. Reynolds, Designer • Donald L. Davison, Architect

Erected 2007.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 48° 14.009′ N, 101° 16.621′ W. Marker is in Minot, North Dakota, in Ward County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of East Burdick Expressway (Business U.S.

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2) and 13th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west. Memorial is located in Roosevelt Park, on the west side of the Roosevelt Park Zoo. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1219 East Burdick Expressway, Minot ND 58701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lt. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt (here, next to this marker); Joseph E. Carter (here, next to this marker); Private Thomas Sletteland (here, next to this marker); ☆ First Lieutenant Loren D. Hagen (here, next to this marker); Corporal Frank L. Anders (here, next to this marker); Specialist Fourth Class Michael John Fitzmaurice (here, next to this marker); Master Sergeant Woodrow Wilson Keeble (a few steps from this marker); Private Willis H. Downs (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minot.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. North Dakota Medal of Honor Memorial

Also see . . .
1. Medal of Honor Memorial. Excerpt:

The memorial honors North Dakota veterans from the Spanish-American War to Vietnam who received the Congressional Medal of Honor, including the most recent, Korean War veteran Woodrow Wilson Keeble. Several notables attended the dedication ceremony [on 07/04/2007] including Michael John Fitzmaurice, a Jamestown native and
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2023

2. North Dakota Medal of Honor Memorial
the state's only living Medal of Honor recipient, and Governor John Hoeven, who reminded the audience that North Dakota has more Medal of Honor recipients per capita than any other state.

(Submitted on August 28, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. North Dakota Medal of Honor Flag Raising, 11/11/2013. Excerpt:

The monument in Minot's Roosevelt Park features three 40-foot concrete pillars surrounded by 10-foot pillars representing medal recipients with North Dakota ties. The North Dakota Medal of Honor Memorial was immersed in over six feet of water in the flood of 2011. The memorial was cleaned and pressure washed along with each individual rock being manually removed, cleaned and placed back into its original location. The electrical was completely rewired and lights were replaced. We are excited to once again be showcasing the North Dakota Medal of Honor Memorial in Roosevelt Park and the Minot Community. We would like to honor those who serve and have served by holding a special flag raising ceremony on Veterans Day, November 11th.

(Submitted on August 28, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2023

3. North Dakota Medal of Honor Memorial

(marker is mounted on pillar in right foreground)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2023

4. North Dakota Medal of Honor Memorial

(looking north from the Roosevelt Park Zoo parking lot)

North Dakota Medal of Honor Memorial (<i>southwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2023

5. North Dakota Medal of Honor Memorial (southwest elevation)

(individual North Dakota Medal of Honor recipients are recognized on 10-foot pillars surrounding the central 40-foot tower)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 28, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.