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

Inscription.

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.
Florida
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

Navy • Marine Corps
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

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

Location. 28° 32.228′ N, 81° 30.569′ W. Memorial is in Gotha, Florida, in Orange County. It is on Woodlawn Cemetery Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 527 Woodlawn Cemetery Road, Gotha FL 34734, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Orlando

and in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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);

Photographed by Dave W, December 16, 2023

2. The Congressional Medal of Honor - Florida 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 memorial. The memorial is located in Woodlawn Cemetery.

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 187 times since then and 14 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.