Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Medal of Honor
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2013
1. Medal of Honor Marker (Side A)
1st Lieut. William D. Hawkins
United States Marine Corps
Born: Fort Scott, Ks April 19, 1914
Battle of Tarawa: November 20-21, 1943
Buried: Punch Bowl National Cemetery, Hawaii
Private George F. Pond
Co. C, 3rd Wisconsin Calvary [sic], U.S. Army
Drywood, Kansas: May 15, 1864
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kansas
Private William H. Longshore
Co. C., 30th Ohio Infantry, U.S. Army
Vicksburg, Mississippi: May 22, 1863
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kansas
The highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the United States Armed Forces. Generally presented to its recipient by the President of the United States of America in the name of Congress
[Side B]
Awards By Major Wars
War Total
Civil War 1522
WWII 465
Indian Wars 426
Vietnam War 248
Korean War 136
WWI 119
Spanish American War 110
Phillipines [sic] War (1899-1902) 80
China Boxer Rebellion 59
Vera Cruz, Mexico (1914) 56
War on Terror 11
Erected 2013 by Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
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Location. 37° 50.58′ N, 94° 42.367′ W. Memorial is in Fort Scott, Kansas, in Bourbon County. It is at the intersection of Old Fort Boulevard and Oak Street, on the left when traveling west on Old Fort Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Scott KS 66701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Bleeding Kansas Border War Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, 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: Fort Scott (within shouting distance of this marker); Gordon Parks (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sites and People of Fort Scott (within shouting distance of this marker); Sutler Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Scott Yesterday (within shouting distance of this marker); Star Clothing House (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Fort Scott (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Town (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Scott.
Also see . . .
1. Medal of Honor. U.S. Army website entry (Submitted on July 17, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2013
2. Medal of Honor Marker (Side B)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 11, 2013
3. Medal of Honor Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 860 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
