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

Rhode Island Medal of Honor Recipients

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

1. Rhode Island Medal of Honor Recipients Marker

Inscription.
ARMY
LT William B. Avery • SGT William J. Babcock • CPL James A. Barber
CAPT George N. Bliss • COL Zenas R. Bliss • LT John K. Bucklyn
SGT James H. Burbank • CPL Benjamin H. Child • PVT John Corcoran
PVT Charles D. Ennis • SGT William G. Fournier • SGT John H. Havron
SGT John S. Lawton • CPL Samuel E. Lewis • PVT George E. McDonald
PVT Owen McGar • SGT Archibald Molbone • CPL Thomas Parker
PVT George J. Peters • PVT George W Potter • PVT Joseph Taylor
SGT MAJ Edward P. Tobie • LT Robert T. Waugh • PVT James Welsh

NAVY
CGM George Bradley • CG3 John Davis • CGM Thomas Eadie
Capt of Top John Edwards • BM Matthew Gillick • COX Thomas Hayes
SN Philip Moore • SN George E. Read • CMM Michael Walsh

MARINE CORPS
Cpl David B. Champagne

Given by the
Grateful Citizens of Rhode Island
October 29, 1987
Edward D. DiPrete
Governor

Erected 1987 by the Grateful Citizens of Rhode Island.

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° 6.276′ N, 75° 28.121′

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W. Marker is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. Marker is in the Medal of Honor Grove on the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1601 Valley Forge Road, Phoenixville PA 19460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. New Hampshire Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Connecticut Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Maine Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Vermont Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); 29th Infantry Division Memorial Pavilion (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Michigan Medal of Honor Recipients (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kennedy Memorial Gazebo (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.

Also see . . .
1. Medal of Honor Recipients. (Submitted on November 26, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. (Submitted on November 26, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

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

2. Rhode Island Medal of Honor Recipients Marker

Rhode Island Medal of Honor Memorial Sponsors Marker image. Click for full size.

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

3. Rhode Island Medal of Honor Memorial Sponsors Marker

Rhode Island Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Obelisk image. Click for full size.

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

4. Rhode Island Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Obelisk

Rhode Island Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Plaza image. Click for full size.

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

5. Rhode Island Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Plaza

Rhode Island State Seal on Memorial Obelisk image. Click for full size.

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

6. Rhode Island State Seal on Memorial Obelisk

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 26, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.