Near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Kansas Medal of Honor Recipients
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2023
1. Kansas Medal of Honor Recipients Marker
PFC Richard E. Cowan, USA Cpl Jack A. Davenport, USMC
SSGT Walter D. Ehlers, USA 1LT Arthur M. Ferguson, USA
ENS Paul F. Foster, USN COL Frederick Funston, USA
SGT Joseph Henderson, USA SGT John A. Huntsman, USA
COL Leon W. Johnson, USA Tech5 Forrest E. Peden, USA
CAPT Riley L. Pitts, USA 1LT George S. Robb, USA
LCDR Donald K. Ross, USN Sgt Grant F. Timmerman, USMC
PVT William B. Trembley, USA PVT Edward White, USA
CAPT Emil J. Kapaun, USA CPL David Holland USA
This state area was originally dedicated on May 4, 1982
and was made possible through the generous contributions
of the Citizens of Kansas in honor and memory of those
individuals accredited to the Sunflower State who
distinguished themselves at the risk of their lives
above and beyond the call of duty and earned the nation's
highest military commendation the Medal of Honor.
This obelisk of Kansas limestone was provided through
the generosity of the following organizations
The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Disabled American Veterans.
Rededicated October 14, 1985
by
The Honorable John Carlin
Governor of Kansas
Erected
this page online
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° 6.322′ N, 75° 28.308′ W. Memorial is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It can be reached from McKinney Lane. Marker is in the Medal of Honor Grove 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. 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: Oklahoma Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Missouri Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Colorado Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Nebraska Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); New Mexico Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); A Living Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); New Mexico Dedication (within shouting distance of this marker); Freedoms Foundation (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.
Also see . . .
1. Medal of Honor Recipients - Kansas
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2023
2. Kansas Medal of Honor Sponsors Marker
2. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. (Submitted on October 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2023
3. Kansas Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Obelisk
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2023
4. Kansas Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Plaza
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 29, 2023
5. Kansas State Seal on Memorial Obelisk
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 394 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
