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Near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Distinguished Flying Cross

 
 
Distinguished Flying Cross Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
1. Distinguished Flying Cross Marker
Inscription.

For heroism or extraordinary achievement
while participating in aerial flight.

Established by the Congress on July 2, 1926,
during the Presidency of Calvin Coolidge.

 
Erected by Freedoms Foundation Officers and Trustees.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceMilitary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #30 Calvin Coolidge, and the Valor in Aerial Operations series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1926.
 
Location. 40° 6.236′ N, 75° 28.373′ W. Memorial is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It can be reached from Valley Forge Road. Marker is along the Patriots' Path, on the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge campus. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1601 Valley Forge Road, Phoenixville PA 19460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Purple Heart (here, next to this marker); Legion of Merit Medal (here, next to this marker); Soldier's/Navy and Marine Corps/Airman's/Coast Guard Medal (here, next to this marker); Air Medal (here, next to this marker); Silver Star Medal (here, next to this marker); The Dwight David Eisenhower Garden (here, next to this marker); Distinguished Service Medal (here, next to this marker); Memorial Peace Garden (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.
 
Patriots' Path Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
2. Patriots' Path Markers
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Sep. 14, 2026