Greenwood Hill in Pottsville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 18, 2024

1. Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial

Inscription.
Here are listed the names of the Schuylkill County military personnel from all wars who are known to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award.

Indian Wars
1817 - 1898 Cpl. Jacob Gunther, Minersville • Sgt. James Blair, Girardsville

Civil War
1861 - 1865 Col. Jacob G. Frick, Pottsville • Cpl. Henry Hill, Schuylkill Haven • Pvt. George W. Harris, county native • Pvt. Thomas Robinson, Tamaqua • Pvt. James M. Seitzinger, Pottsville • Cpl. patrick H. Monaghan, Minersville • Pvt. Robert A. Reid, Pottsville • Sgt. Charles E. Brown, Schuylkill Haven
,br> Boxer Rebellion
1900 - 1901 Sgt. Alexander Joseph Foley, U.S.M.C. Heckscherville

World War I
1917 - 1918 Lt. (later Rear Adm.) Joel T. Boone, Saint Clair

World War II
1941 - 1945 Cpl. Anthony P. Damato, Shenandoah • Sgt. Harold O. Messerschmidt, Grier City • Capt. Robert E. Roeder, Summit Station

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° 41.528′

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N, 76° 11.19′ W. Memorial is in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is in Greenwood Hill. It is at the intersection of Burns Street and Anderson Street, on the left when traveling east on Burns Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 770 Schuylkill Manor Rd, Pottsville PA 17901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Allan P. Jaffe (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pottsville Maroons (approx. 0.6 miles away); General George A. Joulwan (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pottsville Downtown Historic District (approx. 0.7 miles away); John Pott (approx. 0.7 miles away); Schuylkill County (approx. 0.7 miles away); American House - C.F. Jackson (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pottsville.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 18, 2024

2. Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.