Gotha in Orange County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Congressional Medal of Honor - Florida
Photographed By Dave W, December 16, 2023
1. The Congressional Medal of Honor - Florida Marker
The highest U.S. Military decoration, awarded by Congress to members of the Armed Forces for gallantry and bravery at the risk of life beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy: established 1862.
Army Air Force
PFC. Emory L. Bennett, USA Cocoa
S/SGT. Hammett L. Bowen, JR., USA Jacksonville
SPEC. 4 Nicholas J. Cutinha, USA Fernandina Beach
2D LT. Robert E. Femoyer, USAF Jackson
MAJ. Thomas B. McGuire, JR., USAF MacDill Field
PVT. James H. Mills, USA Fort Meade
2D LT. Alexander R. Nininger, JR., USA Fort Lauderdale
S/SGT. Cifford Chester Sims, USAF Port St. Joe
CAPT. Charles A. Varnum, USA Pensacola
PFC. Bruce W. Carter, USMC Jacksonville
LT. COMDR. William Merrill Corry, JR., USN Quincy
PFC. Robert H. Jenkins, USMC Interlachen
LT. Clyde Everett Lassen, USN Fort Myers
1ST LT. Baldomero Lopez, USMC Tampa
COMDR. David McCampbell, USN
PVT. Robert Miller McTureous, JR., USMC Altoona
CMM Francis Edward Ormsbee, JR., USN
CPL. Larry Eugene Smedley, USMC Orlando
SGT. Paul R. Smith USA Tampa
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes •
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Location. 28° 32.228′ N, 81° 30.569′ W. Marker is in Gotha, Florida, in Orange County. Memorial is on Woodlawn Cemetery Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 527 Woodlawn Cemetery Road, Gotha FL 34734, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In Memory of the Columbia Crew (here, next to this marker); Dedicated to All American Prisoners of War (here, next to this marker); Women Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Pearl Harbor Memorial (here, next to this marker); In Memory of their Quest for Knowledge (here, next to this marker); Eternal Flame of Peace (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 9/11 Memorial (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gotha.
More about this marker. The memorial is located in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Photographed By Dave W, December 16, 2023
2. The Congressional Medal of Honor - Florida Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
