Near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Arkansas Medal of Honor Recipients
Sgt Gilbert G. Collier, USA Sgt William Ellis, USA
Pvt Pompey Factor, USA SN William J. Frank, USN
Cpl Charles L. Gilliland, USA Lt Nathan G. Gordon, USN
SSgt James R. Hendrix, USA 1Lt Edgar H. Lloyd, USA
1Lt James L. Stone, USA Capt Seymour W. Terry, USA
Sgt John Ward, USA Pvt Wilson D. Watson, USMC
PH3 Jack Williams, USN GySgt John L. Canley USMC
Erected by Freedoms Foundation Officers and Trustees.
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° 6.275′ N, 75° 28.329′ W. Memorial is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It can be reached from Valley Forge Road. 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: Alabama Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); South Carolina Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Missouri Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Puerto Rico Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Florida Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Patriots' Path (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Medal of Honor (about 300 feet away); Joint Service Commendation Medal (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.
Also see . . .
1. Medal of Honor Recipients - Arkansas. Medal of Honor Society of the United States website entry (Submitted on April 24, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. (Submitted on October 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.



