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Joe P. Martinez

 
 
Joe P. Martinez Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, July 2, 2011
1. Joe P. Martinez Marker
Inscription. Dedicated to honor Private Joe P. Martinez, Colorado’s first Congressional Medal of Honor recipient of World War II.
 
Erected 1988.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
 
Location. 39° 44.383′ N, 104° 59.204′ W. Marker is in Denver, Colorado, in Denver County. It is in Central. It can be reached from Colfax Ave.. Located just west of the Colorado State Capitol Building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Denver CO 80203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of Sadie M. Likens (within shouting distance of this marker); Colorado State Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Liberty Bell Replica (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alfred Dach (about 300 feet away); Smoky Hill Trail (about 300 feet away); Sand Creek Massacre (about 300 feet away); Colorado Soldier's Monument (about 400 feet away); General Rose Monument (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Denver.
 
Also see . . .  Joe P Martinez - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 18, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
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Joe P. Martinez Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, July 2, 2011
2. Joe P. Martinez Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,472 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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