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Medal of Honor Recipients Historical Markers
Markers associated with recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest award for valor which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States.
By Mark Hilton, April 24, 2016
Rodney J. Evans Marker located at Covington County Veterans Memorial.
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
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Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company D, 1st
Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry
Division, Tay Ninh Province, Republic
of Vietnam, 18 July 1969.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and . . . — — Map (db m99522) HM WM |
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Medal of Honor Citation
For distinguished gallantry and valor above and beyond
the call of duty as Commanding Officer of U. S. submarine
GROWLER (SS-215) during her fourth war patrol in the
Southwest Pacific from 10 January to 7 . . . — — Map (db m82036) HM |
| | Front CPL. Sidney E. Manning World War I Medal of Honor One of Gen. Pershing's Immortal Ten This monument dedicated to all that have served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America that this glory shall not perish from the Earth . . . — — Map (db m47485) HM |
| | Front As railroads were reconstructed following the Civil War, a junction of north-south and east-west lines was established along the Alabama-Florida border near the confluence of Big Escambia Creek and the Conecuh-Escambia River. A . . . — — Map (db m47484) HM |
| | (Front):Osmond Kelly Ingram 1887-1917
First American sailor killed in action in World War 1, aboard U.S.S. "Cassin"
October 1, 1917.
Medal of Honor
War Cross - Italy
(Back):U.S. Destroyer DD-225
U.S.S. Osmond Ingram . . . — — Map (db m63762) HM |
| | Staff Sergeant Henry E. Erwin
Citation: Staff Sergeant Henry Erwin, U.S. Army Air Corps, 52d Bombardment Squadron, 29th Bombardment Group, 314th Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force. He was the radio operator of a B-29 airplane leading a group . . . — — Map (db m83916) WM |
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One of only 141 American service men to receive the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War, U.S. Army SP4 Don Leslie Michael Received this award posthumously, and his name appears in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. — — Map (db m38652) HM |
| | Michael, Don Leslie
Rank and Organization:
Specialist Fourth class, U.S. Army, Company C, 4th Battalion, 503D Infantry, 173D Airborne Brigade.
Place and Date: Republic of Vietnam, 8 April, 1967. Entered service at: . . . — — Map (db m69640) HM |
| | Panel 1: Medal of Honor Citation
For distinguished gallantry and valor above and beyond
The call of duty as Commanding Officer of U. S. submarine
GROWLER (SS-215) during her fourth war patrol in the
Southwest Pacific from 10 . . . — — Map (db m74811) WM |
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This monument is dedicated in honor of Airman First Class John L. Levitow of Hartford, Connecticut, the first Air Force enlisted man to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. On the night of 24 February 1969, Airman First Class Levitow was a . . . — — Map (db m95394) HM |
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Dedicated to the brave
men who served
at Lima Site 85
Lt Col Clarence F Blanton ♦
MSgt James H Calfee +
SSgt John Daniel
SSgt James W Davis +
CMSgt Richard L Etchberger ♦
SSgt Henry G Gish +
TSgt . . . — — Map (db m117079) HM WM |
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Recipient of the
Medal of Honor
for
Conspicuous Gallantry
and
Intrepidity in Action
20 February 1944
Mission on 20 February 1944
Target: Leipzig, Germany
1st. Lt. William R. Lawley, Jr. & Crew
305th Bomb Group 8th Air . . . — — Map (db m64450) HM |
| | Named in honor of
Pvt Elmer E. Fryar
Congressional Medal of Honor
511th Parachute Infantry Regiment
United States Army — — Map (db m60416) HM |
| | Born: 17 March 1925 Juneau, Alaska. Died: 22 May 1986 Ketchikan, Alaska
Sudong, Korea 2 November 1950-For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a platoon sergeant in Company B-1-7, 1st . . . — — Map (db m61871) WM |
| | About the Navajo Code Talkers
During World War II the Japanese possessed the ability to break almost any American military code. Over 400 Navajos, with 29 being the original Navajo Code Talkers, stepped forward and developed the most . . . — — Map (db m51537) HM |
| | The Post Cemetery predated the establishment of Fort Bowie, when soldiers of the California Column were interred here in 1862. The area was unfenced until 1878, when a four-foot adobe wall was erected to protect the graves from desecration by post . . . — — Map (db m68858) HM |
| | Alchesay led his people in war and peace
Alchesay Canyon, to your right, was named for a great leader. Chief Alchesay, born around 1853, was a leader among the White Mountain Apache. Other Apaches looked up to him not only because he . . . — — Map (db m34073) HM |
| | John Henry Pruitt, Congressional Medal of Honor Silvestre S. Herrera, Congressional Medal of Honor Ira Hayes, Hero of Iwo Jima; Navajo Code Talkers — — Map (db m92589) WM |
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The State of Arizona
Erects this monument as its tribute to his valor, extraordinary bravery and distinguished service in the World War and gratitude to all her sons who served.
1930
Memorial committee . . . — — Map (db m27631) WM |
| | The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States Armed Forces to those who distinguish themselves "…conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of their lives above and beyond the call of duty while . . . — — Map (db m29435) HM |
| | The following named individuals were assigned, either permanently or temporarily, to Camp Verde, Arizona Territory. While stationed here their personal action in combat was above and beyond the call of duty, earning them the nation's highest . . . — — Map (db m28593) HM |
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The Medal of Honor is the highest Military decoration awarded by the United States. It is bestowed on a member of the American Armed Forces, who distinguishes himself or herself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life . . . — — Map (db m90869) HM WM |
| | A native of Baxter County, Arkansas, this young 17 year old was killed during the Korean War in April 1951, while serving as a member of the U.S. Army, Company I, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. — — Map (db m160310) HM WM |
| | (Marker consists of over 20 panels as displayed below) — — Map (db m62978) WM |
| | On April 1, 1942, sixteen B-25 bombers were hoisted to the flight deck of the carrier Hornet and parked there, while moored at Pier No. 3 at U.S. Naval Station in Alameda. The B-25 detachment consisted of seventy officers and one hundred thirty . . . — — Map (db m29431) HM |
| | Main Plaque:
The medal of honor is the highest U.S. military decoration awarded to individuals who, while serving in the U.S. armed services, have distinguished themselves by conspicuous gallantry and courage at the risk of life, above . . . — — Map (db m115091) WM |
| | PFC James Anderson Jr. was born in Los Angeles California on Jan. 22, 1947. While living in the Carson area, he attended Los Angeles Harbor College for a year and a half before joining the United States Marine Corps in February of 1966.
PFC . . . — — Map (db m62660) WM |
| | This site is dedicated to the Latino-American Heroes who received the Congressional Medal of Honor, our nation's highest award for bravery. For love of country, they performed above and beyond the call of duty.
Heroes y . . . — — Map (db m74096) WM |
| | The heart is torn of late by the almost daily reports of heroes killed in action: Bottcher, Preddy, and now Castle. They all seem to have been made from a knightly stamp. Gallant and chivalrous men whom the Gods themselves will welcome. Brig. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m108918) WM |
| | On Oct. 25, 1882, the Veterans Home of California Association purchased 910 Acres in
Yountville for $17,750. On this site the first
building was erected.
Opened April 1, 1884 for Civil and Mexican
War veterans. By July 1, 1889, the Home . . . — — Map (db m144263) HM |
| | Wall of Honor
These Stars are Dedicated to the Veterans of Riverside County who were awarded the Medal of Honor by the President of the United States.
These Recipients performed with Valor and Heroism “Above and Beyond” the . . . — — Map (db m114707) WM |
| | The Eisenhower Walk of Honor allows all of us to recall the debt of gratitude owed to ordinary people for extraordinary acts of patriotism and courage. Men and women doing their duty for their country, honorably and with integrity.
This tribute . . . — — Map (db m114773) HM WM |
| | USS Liberty Tree
May 1, 2004 this grand ole Cork Oak tree dedicated to honor all members of the Armed Forces. As a 50th commemoration of the Korean War 1950-1953, we honor the 5,720,000 Americans who served, the 33,651 killed in action, the . . . — — Map (db m142705) WM |
| | ...For Conspicuous Gallantry and Intrepidity
at the Risk of Life Above and Beyond
the Call of Duty... — — Map (db m72639) WM |
| | Vice Admiral Stockdale was awarded the Nation’s highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, in recognition of his extraordinary heroism, conspicuous gallantry, and unparalleled leadership as senior Naval Officer held as a prisoner of war in . . . — — Map (db m117459) HM WM |
| | Sergeant John Basilone was one of the first enlisted Marines to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor of World War II. He was also posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
He was born to Italian immigrants, Salvatore and Dora Basilone, in . . . — — Map (db m83897) HM WM |
| | Panel 1 This plaza is dedicated to the memory of Osmond K. Ingram Gunner's Mate First Class United States Navy who sacrificed his life in an effort to save his ship and shipmates during an engagement between the U.S.S. Cassin and . . . — — Map (db m51535) HM |
| | In Salute
to the Officers and Men, living and dead, of the
U.S.S. “San Francisco”
a warship named for our city, which though sorely wounded, emerged triumphantly from the Battle of Guadalcanal, November 12-13 1942 after . . . — — Map (db m71479) HM |
| | In memory of
USAF Medal of Honor Recipients
World War I
2d Lt. Erwin R. Bleckley - Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France •
2d Lt. Harold E. Goettler - Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France •
2d Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. - Sept. 29, 1918, Murvaux, . . . — — Map (db m50514) HM |
| | The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of the Congress the Medal of Honor to
Sergeant Richard A. Penry
United States Army
for conspicuous gallantry and . . . — — Map (db m85588) HM |
| | Name amended 1997 by resolution
to honor Trinity County Resident
Colonel James E. Swett – USMC Ret.
A World War II Marine Aviator
who on April 7th 1943 was awarded
the Congressional Medal of Honor,
our Nations highest award, for . . . — — Map (db m56237) HM |
| | Dedicated to honor Private Joe P. Martinez, Colorado’s first Congressional Medal of Honor recipient of World War II. — — Map (db m46100) HM |
| | (Upper Plaque)
In Memoriam
Colonel William Frederick Cody
"Buffalo Bill"
Noted scout and Indian fighter
Born February 26, 1846 Scott County, Iowa
Died January 10, 1917 Denver, Colorado
(Lower Plaque)
William F. Cody . . . — — Map (db m152718) HM |
| | William F. "Buffalo Bill” Cody grew up in the West. He rode in the Pony Express, fought in the Civil War, hunted buffalo to feed railroad workers, and scouted for the Army. His show, Buffalo Bill's Wild West, was based on these and other . . . — — Map (db m152726) HM |
| | Private Martinez was mortally wounded on Attu Island after leading a successful charge to capture a mountain pass. He single handedly destroyed more than thirty enemy defenders. For this heroic efforts and supreme sacrifice he was awarded the . . . — — Map (db m62783) WM |
| | Civil War
In Memory Of
Oscar E. Peck
Dedicated – 2012
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Powder Boy – U.S. Navy – U.S.S. Varuna
“For conspicuous gallantry and intredidity
at risk of life above and beyond . . . — — Map (db m80265) WM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m53764) HM |
| | Lorenzo Deming, born Sept 6, 1843. Joined U.S. Navy, captured at Plymouth N.C. at the destruction of the Rebel Iron Clad Albermarle, Nov 27, 1864 and died in Rebel Prison at Salisbury N.C. Feb 5, 1865. — — Map (db m61943) WM |
| | In Memory Of
Second Lt. Sherrod Emerson Skinner, Jr.
United States Marine Corps Reserve
October 29, 1929 October 26, 1952
Killed in action in Korea and awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by the President of the United States for . . . — — Map (db m41306) HM |
| | George W. Baird
Medal of Honor
Brig General US Army
Indian Wars
Dec 13 1839 Nov 28 1906 — — Map (db m54720) HM |
| | On December 17, 1944 Pfc. William A. Soderman, of West Haven, Company K, 9th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division armed with a bazooka, defended a key road junction near Rocherath, Belgium.
As the German artillery barrage pinned down troops around . . . — — Map (db m27867) HM |
| | In Respectful Memory
of Those Delawareans who have recieved
The Congressional
Medal Of Honor
for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
at the risk of life and beyond
the call of duty.
—––
The . . . — — Map (db m61103) HM WM |
| | Born December 17, 1841, John B. Maberry was the son of John and Temperance Brockson Maberry of Duck Creek Hundred. Responding to the call of his country, he enlisted in the Union Army’s Company F, First Regiment, Delaware Infantry Volunteers, in . . . — — Map (db m39024) HM |
| | Born in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 12, 1919, James P. Connor entered the U.S. Army in January 1941. As a member of the 7th Infantry, 3rd Division, he was a participant in the amphibious landing at Cape Cavalaire in southern France. On August . . . — — Map (db m144315) HM |
| | William Lloyd Nelson was born near Dover, Delaware, on February 22, 1918. He was the son of J. Clarence and Carrie Phillips Nelson. Following his family's move to a farm near Middletown, he was educated in the public schools of the community. He . . . — — Map (db m155759) HM |
| | [Panel 1:]African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial The Medal of Honor takes its place in our country as the highest award for military valor. The honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress, may only be accorded an . . . — — Map (db m173924) HM |
| | Soldier of the Civil War, Lieutenant 4 Delaware Infantry 1862, Captain 4 Delaware Infantry 1863, Brevetted Major U.S. Volunteers and awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallant and meritorious services. — — Map (db m107936) WM |
| | In May 1852, this parcel of land was purchased by Bishop (now Saint) John N. Neumann of Philadelphia. From the early 1850s through the late 1870s, this was the primary cemetery for Wilmington’s Catholics. Those buried here represented all walks of . . . — — Map (db m10916) HM |
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Benjamin Franklin McAlwee
Medal of Honor
Serg. Maj. Co D 3 MD Infantry
Civil War
Jan 7 1838 - June 28 1918
— — Map (db m141890) HM |
| | Christian Fleetwood (1840-1914) was one of 21 African Americans to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery during the 1864 Battle of Chaffin's Farm near Richmond. After the Civil War he worked for the federal government and organized . . . — — Map (db m77543) HM |
| | Frank W. Crilley was born in Trenton, New Jersey on September 13, 1888. Following enlistment in the Navy in March, 1900 he became a gunner's mate and received additional training as a diver. In 1915 he made dives to over 300 feet during salvage . . . — — Map (db m10679) HM |
| | Born 20 December 1929 at New Smyrna, Florida. Moved to Brevard County March 15, 1936. A 1948 graduate of Cocoa High School. Enlisted in the U.S. Army July 25, 1950. Killed in action June 24, 1951. His grave in Pinecrest Cemetery is properly marked. . . . — — Map (db m145975) HM WM |
| | Medal of Honor recipient Melvin Morris was born in Okmulgee, Okla. January 7, 1942. Sergeant First Class Morris (U.S. Army-Retired) and family settled in Brevard County in December 1990. On March 18, 2014, the President of the United States of . . . — — Map (db m146008) HM WM |
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Awarded by the United States of America for “Conspicuous” Gallantry and Intrepidity at the Risk of His or Her Life above and beyond the Call of Duty while engaged in an action against any enemy of the United States. . . . — — Map (db m164675) WM |
| | During the Inchon invasion in Korea, September 15, 1950, Marine 1st Lieutenant Lopez's platoon was engaging the enemy. Exposing himself to hostile fire he attempted to hurl a grenade into the pillbox whose fire was pinning them down. Wounded, he . . . — — Map (db m31703) HM |
| | At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, this area was the campsite of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment commanded by Colonel Leonard Wood (Medal of Honor recipient) and later Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
Known as . . . — — Map (db m132476) HM |
| | Robert M. McTureous, Jr. Private United States Marine Corps Born: March 26, 1924 Killed in Action: June 1945 Awarded his country’s highest award The Medal of Honor ”For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above . . . — — Map (db m167318) WM |
| | Airman First Class John Levitow was a loadmaster aboard a C-47 gunship on a night combat air patrol mission near Long Binh Army Post, Republic of Vietnam, 24 February 1969. His aircraft was hit by enemy ground fire. The enemy fire wounded half the . . . — — Map (db m99749) HM WM |
| | On the evening of 24 February 1967, Captain Hilliard A. Wilbanks was flying his 488th combat mission as a Forward Air Controller. While covering South Vietnamese Army Rangers and their American advisors in the O-1E Bird Dog, he discovered a . . . — — Map (db m99772) HM WM |
| | On 29 June, 1972, Captain Steven L. Bennett and a Marine observer were flying near Quang Tri, Republic of Vietnam. Responding to a call from a South Vietnamese unit pinned down by the enemy, he requested tactical air support, but none was available. . . . — — Map (db m99755) HM WM |
| | First Lieutenant Fleming was the aircraft commander of a UH-1F transport helicopter near Duc Co in the Republic of Vietnam's central highlands, 26 November 1968. He unhesitatingly flew to the aid of a six-man Special Forces Long Range Reconnaissance . . . — — Map (db m99815) HM |
| | Lieutenant Colonel Jackson was the aircraft commander of an unarmed C-123 transport flying a tactical emergency evacuation mission to rescue three remaining survivors at the Special Forces camp at Kham Duc, Republic of Vietnam, on 12 May 1968. The . . . — — Map (db m99813) HM |
| | Lieutenant Colonel Jones flew an A-1H Skyraider on a rescue mission on 1 September 1968 in search of a downed U.S. pilot near Dong Hoi, North Vietnam. Although his aircraft was hit repeatedly by enemy fire, he continued his search until he sighted . . . — — Map (db m99802) HM |
| | Major Fisher was an A-1E pilot at A Shau, South Vietnam on 10 March 1966. The Special Forces camp was attacked by 2,000 North Vietnamese Army Regulars. Tops of 1,500-foot hills were obscured by an 800-foot ceiling, limiting maneuverability and . . . — — Map (db m99811) HM WM |
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Medal of Honor Recipients
World War I
2nd.Lt. Erwin R. Bleckley Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France
2nd.Lt. Harold E. Goettler Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France
2nd.Lt. Frank Luke Jr. Sept. 29, 1918, Murvaux, France . . . — — Map (db m99915) WM |
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Medal of Honor Recipients
Korea
Maj. George A. Davis Jr. Feb. 10, 1952, Sinuiju-Yalu River, N.Korea
Maj. Charles J. Loring Jr. Nov. 22, 1952, Sniper Ridge, N.Korea
Maj. Louis J. Sebille Aug. 5, 1950, Hamch'ang, . . . — — Map (db m99916) WM |
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Medal of Honor Recipients
Vietnam
Capt.Steven L. Bennett June 29, 1972, Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Col. George E. Day Conspicuous Gallantry while POW
Maj. Merlyn H. Dethlefsen Mar. 10, 1967, Thai Nguyen, N. Vietnam . . . — — Map (db m99918) WM |
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Medal of Honor Recipients
World War II
Lt. Col. Addison E. Baker · Aug. 1, 1943 - Ploesti, Romania
Maj. Richard I. Bong · Oct. 10 - Nov. 15, 1944 - Southwest Pacific
Maj. Horace S. Carswell Jr. · Oct. 26, 1944 - South . . . — — Map (db m100432) WM |
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A Man To Rely On
U.S. Army PFC
Emory L. Bennett
Born 12/20/29 _ New Smyrna Beach
1st Volusia County Native to Receive
The Congressional
Medal Of Honor
Waged a one-man assault to
provide covering fire for
B . . . — — Map (db m148767) WM |
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Medal of Honor
Reverse
Sgt. Rodney Maxwell Davis
United States Marine Corps
April 7, 1942 Sept. 6, 1967
Macon, Georgia Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
For conspicious gallantry and intrepidity at the . . . — — Map (db m53214) HM WM |
| | Medal of Honor, Gen, US Air Force, WWII, Korea, Dec. 14, 1896 Sep 27, 1993, DSM & OLC, Silver Star — — Map (db m93117) WM |
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| | James J. Andrews, leader of the Andrews Raiders, was executed a few feet southeast on June 7, 1862. Andrews a native of Hancock County, now West Virginia, was a civilian spy for the Union Army who led 20 Union soldiers and another civilian to Big . . . — — Map (db m30504) HM |
| | Memorial to Hilliard Almond Wilbanks-Awarded the Medal of Honor in the name of Congress. Rank-Captain United States Air Force; Organization-21st Tactical Air Support Squadron, Nha Trang Air Force Base; Mortally Wounded-near Dalat, Republic of . . . — — Map (db m62192) WM |
| | "Awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity of the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty in action involving actual conflict with an opposing armed force" United States Air Force Medal of Honor Recipients World War I . . . — — Map (db m44306) HM |
| | The Infantry Honors Specialist Ross A. McGinnis 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Division Medal of Honor Operation Iraqi Freedom 14 June 2009Specialist Ross A. McGinnis distinguished himself by acts of gallantry, and intrepidity above and beyond the . . . — — Map (db m61862) HM |
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Front
Dedicated to the loyalty, spirit,
and courage of those who served
the Regiment and those who will.
Rear
Medal of Honor
Recipients
Pvt Joseph P. Martinez
G.O. 71, 27 October 1943
LTC Don Carlos . . . — — Map (db m114297) WM |
| | Major General James E. Livingston
United States Marine Corps
Graduate of Lumber City High School
1957
Medal Of Honor Recipient
— · • · —
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
at the risk of his life above and . . . — — Map (db m22030) HM |
| | Unlike most Civil War soldiers,
William J. Carson (1) did not join one of
the state volunteer regiments but went in
the 15th United States Infantry
Regiment. As a musician he rallied his
unit in every action from Shiloh to
Chickamauga. In . . . — — Map (db m142972) HM |
| | Captain Horace Porter was Chief of
Ordnance for the , Army of the
Cumberland. During the Battle of
Chickamauga Porter served as a
volunteer aide to General
Rosecrans. During the Confederate
breakthrough on September
20 Rosecrans yelled, . . . — — Map (db m142987) HM |
| | At the start of the American Civil War
William E. Richey enlisted in Company A of the
15" Ohio Infantry Regiment. He was a corporal
when he came to north Georgia in September
1863.
In his report of the
battle, Lieutenant Colonel
Frank . . . — — Map (db m142990) HM |
| | Launched 24 July 1943 (shield logo) Commissioned 20 November 1943
USS Parche SS-384
These men served aboard during her six war patrols
( 191 names)
* Wolf Pack Commander
** Commanding Officer of USS Parche
*** Lost at Sea- - 10 February . . . — — Map (db m111817) WM |
| | Named in honor of Staff Sergeant Robert T. Kuroda, 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
On 20 October 1944, during the battle of Bruyeres, France, Sergeant Kuroda led his squad in an attack against a strongly defended enemy position. He deployed . . . — — Map (db m13256) HM |
| | Honoring the World War II Veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the Military Intelligence Service, and the 1399th Engineer Construction Battalion.
“Veterans who served in these units, . . . — — Map (db m26939) HM |
| | Medal of Honor-Recipient Posthumous, Milton L. Olive III Park, PFC U.S. Army Company B, 2b Battalion (Airborne) 503d Infantry, 173 Airborne Brigade, Vietnam, 1965. Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life . . . — — Map (db m114226) WM |
| | Among Elginites who served in the Civil War, there were 153 students, teachers, administrators and trustees from Elgin Academy.
•Academy student Leverett Kelley was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroic action in combat at Missionary . . . — — Map (db m63437) HM WM |
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Born December 23, 1923
United States Marine Corps
1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 6th Marine Division
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and . . . — — Map (db m116062) HM WM |
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A resident of Glen Rock Avenue in Waukegan and a musician in Company C, 55th Illinois Infantry
He is the youngest soldier ever to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery on the battlefield at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May . . . — — Map (db m115973) HM WM |
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Modern Era - War on Terror
M4A1 Carbine
Curly
The kneeling soldier statue represents the homage given to fellow warriors and "Fallen Heroes," past and present, as he or she is "Called to Duty".
WWII - Korean . . . — — Map (db m169639) HM WM |
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