Near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Georgia Medal of Honor Recipients
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
1. Georgia Medal of Honor Recipients Marker
1LT Ernest A. Garlington, USA LCol Joe M. Jackson, USAF
SP4 Donald R. Johnston, USA 1LT Daniel W. Lee, USA
SGT Matthew Leonard, USA SGT Finnis D. McCleery, USA
SGT Ray McKibben, USA SGT John R. McKenney, USA
CAPT Ronald E. Ray, USA PFC Luther H. Story, USA
Capt Hilliard A. Wilbanks, USAF LCol Raymond G. Davis, USMC
Sgt Rodney M. Davis, USMC LCol Aquilla J. Dyess, USMCR
Capt Henry T. Elrod, USMC GM George W. Leland, USN
Capt James E. Livingston, USMC Cpl Lee H. Phillips, USMC
Maj Stephen W. Pless, USMC Sgt Clyde Thomason, USMCR
2LT Harold B. Durham Jr., USA CPT William D. Swenson, USA
1LT Ralph Puckett, Jr., USA
Dedicated November 14, 1974
Erected 1974 by Georgia Dept of Veteran's Affairs and Hunter Chapter 502 of National Sojourners, Inc.
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° 6.242′ N, 75° 28.277′ W. Memorial is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It can be reached from Valley Forge Road. Marker is in
this page online
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: Florida Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); South Carolina Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Alabama Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Virginia Medal of Honor Recipients (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arkansas Medal of Honor Recipients (about 300 feet away); Puerto Rico Medal of Honor Recipients (about 300 feet away); Tennessee Medal of Honor Recipients (about 300 feet away); North Carolina Medal of Honor Recipients (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.
Also see . . .
1. Medal of Honor Recipients - Georgia. Medal of Honor Society of the United States website entry (Submitted on April 30, 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.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
2. Georgia Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Obelisk
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
3. Georgia Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Plaza
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
4. Georgia State Seal on Memorial Obelisk
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
5. Georgia Medal of Honor Recipients Dedication Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
