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

Puerto Rico Medal of Honor Recipients

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023

1. Puerto Rico Medal of Honor Recipients Marker

Inscription.
PFC Fernando L. Garcia USMC • CAPT Euripides Rubio USA
PFC Carlos J. Lozada USA • SP4 Hector Santiago-Colon USA
Capt Humbert R. Versace USA • SSG Felix Conde-Falcon USA
SGT Juan E. Negron USA • PVT Demensio Rivera USA
PVT Miguel A. Vera USA

The original monument was
dedicated August 3, 1977
to honor all Medal of Honor Recipients
from the Territory of Puerto Rico

The granite obelisk was
dedicated May 26, 2019

Erected 2019 by Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Military. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 40° 6.237′ N, 75° 28.348′ 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

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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: Purple Heart (within shouting distance of this marker); Distinguished Flying Cross (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington in Prayer (within shouting distance of this marker); Legion of Merit Medal (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dwight David Eisenhower Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Distinguished Service Medal (within shouting distance of this marker); Silver Star Medal (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldier's/Navy and Marine Corps/Airman's/Coast Guard Medal (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.

Also see . . .
1. Puerto Rican recipients of the Medal of Honor.

Puerto Rico Medal of Honor Recipients Dedication Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023

2. Puerto Rico Medal of Honor Recipients Dedication Marker

Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 2, 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.)

Puerto Rico Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Obelisk and Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023

3. Puerto Rico Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Obelisk and Plaza

Puerto Rico Territorial Seal on Memorial Obelisk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023

4. Puerto Rico Territorial Seal on Memorial Obelisk

Puerto Rico Medal of Honor Recipients Sponsor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023

5. Puerto Rico Medal of Honor Recipients Sponsor Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 416 times since then and 143 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.