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
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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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: 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); Massachusetts Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); 29th Infantry Division Memorial Pavilion (within shouting distance of this marker); New York Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.
Also see . . .
1. Rhode Island Medal of Honor Recipients. (Submitted on March 16, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. (Submitted on November 26, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
2. Rhode Island Medal of Honor Recipients Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
3. Rhode Island Medal of Honor Memorial Sponsors Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
4. Rhode Island Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Obelisk
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
5. Rhode Island Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Plaza
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
6. Rhode Island State Seal on Memorial Obelisk
Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 26, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
