Everett in Snohomish County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Medal of Honor Memorial

Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 7, 2023

1. Medal of Honor Memorial Marker

Inscription.
To the memory and in honor of those of Snohomish County
who in the service of their country received the nations highest award
for conspicuous gallantry and valor above and beyond the call of duty

Colonel Archie Van Winkle, USMC
for action near Sudong, Korea, 2 November 1950
As a platoon sergeant, B Company 1st Battalion
7th Marines, 1st Marine Divison
1925-1986

Chief Robert E. Bonny, USN
For actions abord U.S.S. Hopkins
14 February 1910
1882 - 1967

Lance Cpl. Kenneth L. Worley, USMC
Posthumously for action at Bo Ban Quang Province
Vietnam 12 August 1968 1 Company 3rd Battalion
7th Marines 1st Marine Division
1948 - 1968

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends
John 15:13

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

Location. 47° 58.656′ N, 122° 12.35′ W. Memorial is in Everett, Washington, in Snohomish County. It is on Wall Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett WA 98201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Puget Sound Region

and in Greater Seattle.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Snohomish County Gold Star Memorial (here, next to this marker); 09.11.2001 (a few steps from this marker); First Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Everett War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Architects & Architecture (about 400 feet away); Library Ladies (about 400 feet away); Fire Station No. 2 (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Everett Massacre (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Everett.

Medal of Honor Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 7, 2023

2. Medal of Honor Memorial

Marker is behind the plaza sign near the center-left of image.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 262 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.