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

Immigrant Medal of Honor Recipients

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1. Immigrant Medal of Honor Recipients Marker

Inscription.

Immigrant Medal of Honor Recipients. . This monument honors those recipients of the Medal of Honor not accredited by Department of Defense to a specific state. May it serve as a reminder to future generations of Americans of the extraordinary heroism of their forefathers, valiant men from foreign lands who left homeland and family seeking a new life and opportunity in America, who became members of our armed forces and who by displaying gallantry in action and distinguishing themselves conspicuously above and beyond the call of duty, merited the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration of the United States. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , IRELAND 1ST SGT Richard Barrett, USA · SGT MAJOR Augustus Barry, USA PVT James Bell, USA · SGT James Brown, USA · PVT Edward Branagan, USA FARRIER Patrick J. Burke, USA · PVT Richard Burke, USA · SGT Denis Byrne, USA PVT Thomas Carroll, USA · PVT George Carter, USA · CPL John Connor, USA COL Charles H. Dickens, USA · SGT Cornelius Donavan, USA PVT Daniel Farren, USA · SGT James Fegan, USA · SGT John H. Foley, USA PVT Nicholas Foran, USA · PVT Michael Glynn, USA SGT Patrick Golden, USA · PVT Frank Hamilton, USA PVT Thomas P. Higgins, USA · 1ST SGT Henry Hogan, USA CPL Daniel Keating, USA · PVT John Keenan, USA PVT Charles Kelley, USA · 2ND CLASS FIREMAN John Kelley, USN PVT Thomas Kelley, USA · PVT John Kennedy, USA PVT Philip Kennedy, USA · SGT Thomas Kerrigan, USA FARRIER David Larkin, USA · PVT James Lenihan, USA COL Patrick J. Leonard, USA · SGT Patrick T. Leonard, USA SGT George Loyd, USA · SGT Patrick Martin, USA PVT William McCabe, USA · PVT Bernard McCann, USA 1ST SGT Michael A McGann, USA · COL Owen McGough, USA SGT Michael McLoughlin, USA · 1ST SGT James McNally, USA 1ST SGT William McNamara, USA · SGT Robert McPhelan, USA 1ST SGT John Mitchell, USA · COL John J. Mitchell, USA CHIEF MAA Daniel Montague, USA · PVT John Moran, USA 1ST SGT James L. Morris, USA · PVT Edward Murphy, USA PVT Jeremiah Murphy, USA · CPL Philip Murphy, USA COL Thomas Murphy, USA · SGT Thomas Murray, USA FARRIER Richard J. Nolan, USA · PVT Timothy O'Connor, USA PVT Moses Orr, USA · PVT George C. Platt, USA SGT Frederick Platten, USA · PVT James C. Reed, USA 1ST SGT Joseph Robinson, USA · 1ST SGT David Roche, USA SGT Patrick Rogan, USA · PVT David Ryan, USA · 1ST SGT Dennis Ryan, USA, NORWAY CHIEF WATERTEND. J.J. Johannessen, USN CHIEF GUNNER'S MATE M. MONSSEN, USN, PHILIPPINES SGT Jose Calugas, USA · FIREMAN 2ND CL. L. Trinidad, USN, SCOTLAND SGT Fred S. Hay, USA · PVT James Lawrence, USA · SGT John Mott, USA, SOUTH WALES PVT Gregory Mahoney, USA, SWEDEN PVT Frederick Bergerndahl, USA · 1ST SGT Theodore Ragnar, USA, SWITZERLAND PVT Albert Knaak, USA · 1ST SGT Rudolph Stauffer, USA SADDLER Julius H. Stickoffer, USA · FARRIER Ernest Veuve, USA, WEST INDIES BUGLER Thomas Little, USA, AUSTRALIA CAPTAIN OF THE AFTERGUARD W. H. Belpitt, USN, CANADA PVT James Anderson, USA · SGT Ovila Cayer, USA · COXSWAIN Thomas Fitzpatrick, USN PVT Thomas R. Gay, USA · BLACKSMITH Mosher A, Harding, USA · PVT John Kilmartin, USA PVT Herbert Mahers, USA · 1ST SGT Michael McCarthy, USA · CPL Stephen O'Neill, USA LANDSMAN William Pelham, USN · CPL Benjamin R Young, USA, DENMARK CPL Julius Schou, USA, ENGLAND SGT William Foster, USA · PVT Henry Holden, USA CPL John James, USA · PVT John Kay, USA LANDSMAN James F. Merton, USN · SEAMAN Charles Moore, USN SGT John Moriarity, USA · TRUMPETER Isaac Payne, USA PVT Edward Pengally, USA · PVT Thomas J. Smith, USA QM SGT George C. Williams, USA · SGT William Winterbottom, USA, FRANCE PAYMASTER'S STEWARD M. Aheam, USN · SGT Henry Falcott, USA SGT Stanislaus Roy, USA · LANDSMAN Paul Tobin, USN, GERMANY CPL Heinrich Bertram, USA · CPL Frank Bratling, USA PVT Hermann Fichter, USA · PILOT Martin Freeman, USN PVT Charles Gardner, USA · PVT John Georgian, USA SGT MAJOR Frederick W. Gerber, USA · BLACKSMITH Albert Glavinski, USA CPL Paul Haupt, USA · PVT Clamor Heise, USA SGT Lehmann Hinemann, USA · SGT Bernhard Jetter, USA SGT John Kaiser, USA · CCM Robert Klein, USN 1ST SGT Wendelin Kreher, USA · LANDSMAN William F. Lukes, USN SGT John May, USA · PVT Adam Neder, USA 1ST SGT Henry Newman, USA · BLACKSMITH Wilhelm O Philipsen, USA PVT John Raerick, USA · PVT Henry Rodenburg, USA · PVT Peter Roth, USA 1ST SGT Conrad Schmidt, USA · WAGONER John Schnitzer, USA PVT Charles Schroeter, USA · SGT Martin Schwenk, USA PVT William Shaffer, USA · SADDLER Christian Steiner, USA 1ST SGT Jacob Trautman, USA · SGT George Uhrl, USA SADDLER Otto Voit, USA · SGT Rudolph von Medem, USA 1ST SGT Jacob Widmer, USA · 1ST SGT Henry Wilkens, USA PVT John L. Younker, USA, BIRTHPLACE UNKNOWN LANDSMAN Aaron Anderson, USN · WATERTENDER E. Fredericksen, USN SEAMAN Thomas Jenkins, USN · SEAMAN John Taylor, USN SEAMAN Henry Thompson, USN, [ADDITIONS MARKER], NORWAY SAILMAKERS MATE Lauritz Nelson, USN, PHILIPPINES CDR George Fleming Davis, USN · PVT Jose B. Nisperos, USA, JAPAN SEAMAN James Benson, USN, GERMANY SEAMAN Henry Henrickson, USN, RUSSIA SEAMAN Alexander Haure Turvelin, USN, MALTA SEAMAN Antonio Williams, USN, HOLLAND ORDINARY SEAMAN Isaac L. Fasseur, USN, BIRTHPLACE UNKNOWN ORDINARY SEAMAN Johannes Rouning, USN, FRANCE ORDINARY SEAMAN John Davis, USN , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , This monument of Wicklow granite has been made possible through the generous voluntary contributions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America and other patriotic individuals in the United States and Ireland, Dedicated 24 August 1985 by Joseph A. Roche National President Ancient Order of Hibernians in America , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , To The Immigrant Soldiers, In blood they stood And in their ghosts So too we stand this day. The freedom wrought So costly bought In an iron, final pain, From lands unknown To here they sailed To fight for liberty. They heard the name And with no shame They left to fight across the sea., Salute these here! The ones who gave To us their unknown lives For so long as we Honor those deeds Still, now they are nigh., They stood in blood And we in gold Honoring their fight Tread softly here, Silence your tongue And forever, keep the flame alight., Bridget Dunleavy Age 14 December 25, 2014.

This monument honors those recipients of the Medal of Honor
not accredited by Department of Defense to a specific state.
May it serve as a reminder to future generations of Americans
of the extraordinary heroism of their forefathers—valiant men
from foreign lands who left homeland and family seeking a new life
and opportunity in America, who became members of our armed forces
and who by displaying gallantry in action and distinguishing themselves
conspicuously above and beyond the call of duty, merited the
Medal of Honor—the highest military decoration of the United States.
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IRELAND
1ST SGT Richard Barrett, USA · SGT MAJOR Augustus Barry, USA
PVT James Bell, USA · SGT James Brown, USA · PVT Edward Branagan, USA
FARRIER Patrick J. Burke, USA · PVT Richard Burke, USA · SGT Denis Byrne, USA
PVT Thomas Carroll, USA · PVT George Carter, USA · CPL John Connor, USA
COL Charles H. Dickens, USA · SGT Cornelius Donavan, USA
PVT Daniel Farren, USA · SGT James Fegan, USA · SGT John H. Foley, USA
PVT Nicholas Foran, USA · PVT Michael Glynn, USA
SGT Patrick Golden, USA · PVT Frank Hamilton, USA
PVT Thomas P. Higgins, USA · 1ST SGT Henry Hogan, USA
CPL Daniel Keating, USA · PVT John Keenan, USA
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Charles Kelley, USA · 2ND CLASS FIREMAN John Kelley, USN
PVT Thomas Kelley, USA · PVT John Kennedy, USA
PVT Philip Kennedy, USA · SGT Thomas Kerrigan, USA
FARRIER David Larkin, USA · PVT James Lenihan, USA
COL Patrick J. Leonard, USA · SGT Patrick T. Leonard, USA
SGT George Loyd, USA · SGT Patrick Martin, USA
PVT William McCabe, USA · PVT Bernard McCann, USA
1ST SGT Michael A McGann, USA · COL Owen McGough, USA
SGT Michael McLoughlin, USA · 1ST SGT James McNally, USA
1ST SGT William McNamara, USA · SGT Robert McPhelan, USA
1ST SGT John Mitchell, USA · COL John J. Mitchell, USA
CHIEF MAA Daniel Montague, USA · PVT John Moran, USA
1ST SGT James L. Morris, USA · PVT Edward Murphy, USA
PVT Jeremiah Murphy, USA · CPL Philip Murphy, USA
COL Thomas Murphy, USA · SGT Thomas Murray, USA
FARRIER Richard J. Nolan, USA · PVT Timothy O'Connor, USA
PVT Moses Orr, USA · PVT George C. Platt, USA
SGT Frederick Platten, USA · PVT James C. Reed, USA
1ST SGT Joseph Robinson, USA · 1ST SGT David Roche, USA
SGT Patrick Rogan, USA · PVT David Ryan, USA · 1ST SGT Dennis Ryan, USA

NORWAY
CHIEF WATERTEND. J.J. Johannessen, USN
CHIEF GUNNER'S MATE M. MONSSEN, USN

PHILIPPINES
SGT Jose Calugas, USA · FIREMAN 2ND CL. L. Trinidad, USN

SCOTLAND
SGT

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2. Immigrant Medal of Honor Recipients Marker

Fred S. Hay, USA · PVT James Lawrence, USA · SGT John Mott, USA

SOUTH WALES
PVT Gregory Mahoney, USA

SWEDEN
PVT Frederick Bergerndahl, USA · 1ST SGT Theodore Ragnar, USA

SWITZERLAND
PVT Albert Knaak, USA · 1ST SGT Rudolph Stauffer, USA
SADDLER Julius H. Stickoffer, USA · FARRIER Ernest Veuve, USA

WEST INDIES
BUGLER Thomas Little, USA

AUSTRALIA
CAPTAIN OF THE AFTERGUARD W. H. Belpitt, USN

CANADA
PVT James Anderson, USA · SGT Ovila Cayer, USA · COXSWAIN Thomas Fitzpatrick, USN
PVT Thomas R. Gay, USA · BLACKSMITH Mosher A, Harding, USA · PVT John Kilmartin, USA
PVT Herbert Mahers, USA · 1ST SGT Michael McCarthy, USA · CPL Stephen O'Neill, USA
LANDSMAN William Pelham, USN · CPL Benjamin R Young, USA

DENMARK
CPL Julius Schou, USA

ENGLAND
SGT William Foster, USA · PVT Henry Holden, USA
CPL John James, USA · PVT John Kay, USA
LANDSMAN James F. Merton, USN · SEAMAN Charles Moore, USN
SGT John Moriarity, USA · TRUMPETER Isaac Payne, USA
PVT Edward Pengally, USA · PVT Thomas J. Smith, USA
QM SGT George C. Williams, USA · SGT William Winterbottom, USA

FRANCE
PAYMASTER'S

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3. Immigrant Medal of Honor Recipients Marker

STEWARD M. Aheam, USN · SGT Henry Falcott, USA
SGT Stanislaus Roy, USA · LANDSMAN Paul Tobin, USN

GERMANY
CPL Heinrich Bertram, USA · CPL Frank Bratling, USA
PVT Hermann Fichter, USA · PILOT Martin Freeman, USN
PVT Charles Gardner, USA · PVT John Georgian, USA
SGT MAJOR Frederick W. Gerber, USA · BLACKSMITH Albert Glavinski, USA
CPL Paul Haupt, USA · PVT Clamor Heise, USA
SGT Lehmann Hinemann, USA · SGT Bernhard Jetter, USA
SGT John Kaiser, USA · CCM Robert Klein, USN
1ST SGT Wendelin Kreher, USA · LANDSMAN William F. Lukes, USN
SGT John May, USA · PVT Adam Neder, USA
1ST SGT Henry Newman, USA · BLACKSMITH Wilhelm O Philipsen, USA
PVT John Raerick, USA · PVT Henry Rodenburg, USA · PVT Peter Roth, USA
1ST SGT Conrad Schmidt, USA · WAGONER John Schnitzer, USA
PVT Charles Schroeter, USA · SGT Martin Schwenk, USA
PVT William Shaffer, USA · SADDLER Christian Steiner, USA
1ST SGT Jacob Trautman, USA · SGT George Uhrl, USA
SADDLER Otto Voit, USA · SGT Rudolph von Medem, USA
1ST SGT Jacob Widmer, USA · 1ST SGT Henry Wilkens, USA
PVT John L. Younker, USA

BIRTHPLACE UNKNOWN
LANDSMAN Aaron Anderson, USN · WATERTENDER E. Fredericksen, USN
SEAMAN Thomas Jenkins, USN · SEAMAN John Taylor, USN
SEAMAN Henry Thompson, USN

[ADDITIONS
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NORWAY
SAILMAKERS MATE Lauritz Nelson, USN

PHILIPPINES
CDR George Fleming Davis, USN · PVT Jose B. Nisperos, USA

JAPAN
SEAMAN James Benson, USN

GERMANY
SEAMAN Henry Henrickson, USN

RUSSIA
SEAMAN Alexander Haure Turvelin, USN

MALTA
SEAMAN Antonio Williams, USN

HOLLAND
ORDINARY SEAMAN Isaac L. Fasseur, USN

BIRTHPLACE UNKNOWN
ORDINARY SEAMAN Johannes Rouning, USN

FRANCE
ORDINARY SEAMAN John Davis, USN
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This monument of Wicklow granite has been made possible
through the generous voluntary contributions of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians in America
and other patriotic individuals
in the United States and Ireland

Dedicated 24 August 1985
by
Joseph A. Roche
National President
Ancient Order of Hibernians in America
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To The Immigrant Soldiers

In blood they stood
And in their ghosts
So too we stand this day.
The freedom wrought
So costly bought
In an iron, final pain

From lands unknown
To here they sailed
To fight for liberty.
They heard the name
And with no shame
They left to fight across the sea.

Salute

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5. Immigrant Medal of Honor Recipients Sponsor Marker

these here!
The ones who gave
To us their unknown lives
For so long as we
Honor those deeds
Still, now they are nigh.

They stood in blood
And we in gold
Honoring their fight
Tread softly here,
Silence your tongue
And forever, keep the flame alight.

Bridget Dunleavy
Age 14
December 25, 2014

Erected 1985 by the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America and Other Patriotic Individuals.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 24, 1985.

Location. 40° 6.329′ N, 75° 28.458′ W. Marker is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. Marker is in the Medal of Honor Grove on the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1601 Valley Forge Road, Phoenixville PA 19460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Irish-born Medal of Honor Recipients (here, next to this marker); Ancient Order of Hibernians Monument (here, next to this marker); Chaplains Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Chaplains Memorial

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(a few steps from this marker); Arizona Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); The Medal of Honor Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); 75th Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Medal of Honor Grove Map Dedication (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.

Also see . . .
1. About the Medal of Honor. Congressional Medal of Honor Society website entry (Submitted on September 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. Website homepage (Submitted on September 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

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Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.