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

Alaska Medal of Honor Recipients

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2023

1. Alaska Medal of Honor Recipients Marker

Inscription.
[To date, the only Alaskan to receive the Medal of Honor is
Colonel Archie Van Winkle, but there is no marker for him]

The Alaska Area of
The Medal of Honor Grove
Dedicated 6 April 1974
The area and perpetual care provided by
Colonel Lavon P. Linn and his wife
Lieutenant Colonel Ruby W. Linn of Virginia

Erected 1974 by Colonel and Lt Colonel Linn.

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. 40° 6.429′ N, 75° 28.249′ 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. Washington Medal of Honor Recipients (a few steps from this marker); Idaho Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Oregon Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Utah Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Hawaii Medal of Honor Recipients

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); South Dakota Medal of Honor Recipients (about 300 feet away); Wyoming Medal of Honor Recipients (about 400 feet away); Montana Medal of Honor Recipients (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.

Regarding Alaska Medal of Honor Recipients. Colonel Archie Van Winkle earned the Medal of Honor as a staff sergeant during the Korean War for leading a daring charge during which a bullet shattered his arm and an enemy hand grenade exploded against his chest. (from the Marine Corps University bio)

Also see . . .
1. Archie Van Winkle. National Medal of Honor Museum website entry (Submitted on September 27, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. Website homepage (Submitted on September 27, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Colonel Archie Van Winkle USMC image. Click for more information.

via Marine Corps Encyclopedia, unknown

2. Colonel Archie Van Winkle USMC

Marine Corps Encyclopedia website entry
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Alaska Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Obelisk image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2023

3. Alaska Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Obelisk

Alaska Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2023

4. Alaska Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Plaza

Alaska Seal on Memorial Obelisk image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2023

5. Alaska Seal on Memorial Obelisk

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 27, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on October 11, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 27, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.