McKinney in Lincoln County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

PFC William B. Baugh, USMC
⎯⎯⎯
Medal of Honor Winner

PFC William B. Baugh, USMC Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 8, 2015

1. PFC William B. Baugh, USMC Marker

Inscription.

PFC William B. Baugh, USMC This Congressional Medal of Honor recipient born near here July 7, 1930. Baugh served with Co. G, 3rd Battalion, First Marines, First Marine Div. (Reinforced). Awarded honor posthumously for gallantry at risk of his life to spare others serious injury en route from Koto-ri to Hagaru-ri, Korea.
Presented by Ky. Marine Corps League, Ky. Chap. of First
Marine Div. Assoc., and Ky. Council of Navy League.

Medal of Honor Winner Baugh was serving as a member of an Anti-Tank Assault Squad during a nighttime enemy attack on a motorized column, when a hostile grenade landed in his truck. He shouted a warning to other Marines in the vehicle and hurled himself upon the deadly missile, saving his comrades from injury or death. Gave supreme sacrifice, Nov. 29, 1950.
Presented by Ky. Marine Corps League, Ky. Chap. of First
Marine Div. Assoc., and Ky. Council of Navy League.

Erected 1998 by the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2013.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism

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• War, Korean. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Medal of Honor Recipients series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1897.

Location. 37° 26.997′ N, 84° 45.595′ W. Marker is in McKinney, Kentucky, in Lincoln County. It is on Kentucky Route 198 0.1 miles south of Railroad Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Kentucky Highway 198, Mc Kinney KY 40448, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s The Knobs.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McKinney's Fort (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Crash of the B-58 "Hustler" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Boneyville (approx. 5.4 miles away); McCormack Christian Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Ottenheim (approx. 6.9 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory of General Christopher Riffe (approx. 7.3 miles away); The Cedars (approx. 7.3 miles away); Logan's Station (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McKinney.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on William Baugh. (Submitted on May 19, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Medal of Honor Winner Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 8, 2015

2. Medal of Honor Winner Marker

Area photo looking south on Kentucky 198. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 8, 2015

3. Area photo looking south on Kentucky 198.

The view south on Kentucky 198. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 8, 2015

4. The view south on Kentucky 198.

PFC William B. Baugh, USMC image. Click for full size.

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5. PFC William B. Baugh, USMC

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 682 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 19, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

PFC William B. Baugh, USMC⎯⎯⎯Medal of Honor Winner

PFC William B. Baugh, USMC
⎯⎯⎯
Medal of Honor Winner