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Medal of Honor Recipients Historical Markers
Markers associated with the named 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.
Capt. U.S. Army
WWII • Korea
Died in Pyokotong, Korea
POW Camp 5-6-51
while shepherding his men
and giving of his own
food and clothing.
Born at Pilsen, Ks. — — Map (db m65084) WM
In Commemoration of Barren County’s
Two Congressional Medal of Honor Winners
First Sergeant William Logan Day
Co. E, 5th United States Cavalry
For gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches during 1872-73.
. . . — — Map (db m88130) HM WM
Charles Clinton Fleek (1947-1969). Sergeant Charles Clinton "Chalkie" Fleek was born on August 28, 1947 in Petersburg, KY. He served in the U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division in South Vietnam and is the only medal of Honor recipient from Boone . . . — — Map (db m201099) HM
Kentuckys only medal of honor winner in World War I. Born at the head of Freeman fork of Longs Creek, Breathitt County, KY. Jan. 1. 1890. Single handedly destroyed three German machine gun nests. Killed 24 enemy soldiers near Bois De Froges France . . . — — Map (db m73884) WM
“Outstanding soldier of the AEF,"
Gen. Pershing. “The first soldier
of America,” Marshal Foch. Given
Congressional Medal of Honor, the
French Croix de Guerre and Legion
of Honor. Alone he destroyed three
machine gun nests, . . . — — Map (db m135046) HM
One of youngest Kentuckians to receive the Medal of Honor for service during the Civil War is buried in Evergreen Cemetery. Horsfall, born in Newport, 1847, was a drummer in Company G, First Ky. Infantry (USA). Medal was awarded for saving the life . . . — — Map (db m62013) HM
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Daviess Co. natives who have received the Medal of Honor:
John J. Given–Corp, Co K, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Died while trying to recover a fallen soldier at Wichita River, Texas, July 12, 1870.
Thomas Cruse- 2nd . . . — — Map (db m119829) HM WM
Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. Born in Franklin Co. on April 25, 1845. Rood moved to Indiana in mid-1850s. Served as private with Co F, 14th IN Inf Regt. On July 2, 1863, captured flag of 21st NC Inf Regt at the Battle of Gettysburg. Died June . . . — — Map (db m162492) HM
Harlan County has had many claims to fame over the years and people across the world have heard of Bloody Harlan or watched as Harlan was put on the small screen in FX's Justified. However, our county has also seen it's share of notable people, . . . — — Map (db m181324) HM
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First Lt. Carl H. Dodd
This Medal of Honor recipient was born in Harlan Co. Dodd served with Co. E, 5th Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army. He was awarded the medal for heroic action in the Korean War for capture of Hill . . . — — Map (db m62761) HM
Only Kentuckian to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor in World War I. Born in Kentucky on Jan. 1, 1891. He enlisted 1917, serving as sergeant in 132d Inf., 33d Div. Medal was awarded for bravery, coolness in putting three machine-gun nests out . . . — — Map (db m84398) HM
This Congressional Medal of Honor winner fought in Korean War. Born in Jenkins, June 1918, Second Lt. Kyle in U.S. Army with Co. K, 7th Inf. Regt., 3d Inf. Div. Lt. Kyle rallied his men amid intensive fighting to renew attacks on enemy machine-gun . . . — — Map (db m97121) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m83460) HM
Born in Lyon County Kentucky, Corporal Andrew Jackson Smith (1843-1932) served as a member of the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the United States Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary valor in the face of deadly enemy . . . — — Map (db m124038) HM
Andrew Jackson Smith, Medal of Honor Recipient
This Medal of Honor recipient was born a slave in Lyon County, Ky., on September 3, 1843. Andrew Jackson Smith escaped to Union Army at 19 and fell in with 41st Illinois. Wounded at Battle of . . . — — Map (db m245366) HM WM
(Side A) Pvt. William M. Harris and Pvt. Thomas W. Stivers were born in 1850 in Madison Co., Ky. Pvt. George D. Scott was born 1850 in Garrard Co., Ky. These three individuals joined Capt. Thomas B. Weir's Co. D, 7th U.S. Cavalry. They . . . — — Map (db m167331) HM
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John Samuel Darrough
Born in Maysville on April 6, 1841. His family moved to Iroquois Co., Illinois in 1852. He enlisted in 1862 and served in Co. F, 113th Illinois Infantry where he rose to the rank of Sergeant. He was . . . — — Map (db m83611) HM
PFC Wesley Phelps
This Congressional Medal of Honor winner, born in Grayson County, June 12, 1923, is buried in Rosine Cemetery. Phelps served with Third Battalion, Seventh Marines, First
Marine Division, during World War II. The honor was . . . — — Map (db m159223) HM WM
Born November 10, 1926, Livingston, Kentucky - Died September 1, 1950, Yongsan Village, Korea.
Drafted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, PFC David M. Smith died in battle when he sacrificed his life to save his comrades-in-arms when he fell . . . — — Map (db m103715) WM
PFC David M. Smith Homesite of this Congressional Medal of Honor winner, born in Livingston, Ky., Nov. 10, 1926. Church built here, 1974. Smith served with the U.S. Army, Co. E, 9th Inf. Regt., 2d Inf. Div., during Korean Conflict. The honor . . . — — Map (db m103713) HM
A native of nearby Morgan County, Capt. Barber received our nation's highest decoration for bravery for heroically leading his Marine rifle company in a desperate five-day defense of a frozen mountain pass vital to the 1st Marine Division's . . . — — Map (db m120060) HM WM
In Memoriam 1st. Lt. Douglas B. Fournet May 7, 1943 - May 4, 1968Awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor Posthumously by PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON For Conspicuous Gallantry And Willing Sacrifice"Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man . . . — — Map (db m114501) HM WM
Vietnam Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States
Army during the War in Vietnam as a First Lieutenant in Company B, 1st Battalion
7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). He was awarded the CMOH for his
bravery . . . — — Map (db m133980) HM
"Greater love hath no man than this,
that he lay his life down for his friend."
No more appropriate words could be used than the above in the incident relative to the death of U.S. Army Sgt. Leroy Johnson of Oakdale, La., who covered . . . — — Map (db m86706) HM WM
Citation For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263, Marine Aircraft Group 16, First Marine Aircraft Wing, during operations . . . — — Map (db m99704) HM WM
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
Major Charles J. Loring, Jr., USAF
for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the . . . — — Map (db m186463) WM
This memorial circle honors Major Charles J. Loring, Jr. and was erected by the Loring family in 2000 with support by the City of Portland. During his 50th Korean mission flying over Sniper Ridge, Major Charles J. Loring was hit repeatedly by . . . — — Map (db m186464) HM
This memorial is to honor
All Korean War Veterans
with special tribute
to Maine Congressional
Medal of Honor recipients
Cpl. David B. Champagne
Cpl. Clair Goodblood
Sgt. George D. Libby
Maj. Charles J. Loring, Jr.
Col. Lewis L. . . . — — Map (db m106944) WM
(Front)
They Gave Their Lives Fighting For Freedom
Medal of Honor Recipients
Cpl Clair Goodblood Army
Cpl David B Champagne USMC
Sgt George D Libby Army
Maj Charles J Loring Jr USAF
[Remaining Roll of Honored . . . — — Map (db m110728) WM
(Black Granite) Medal of Honor-Cpl Clair Goodblood, born September 18, 1929-Killed in Action April 25, 1951 --(Gray Granite) Korean War Hero-Cpl Goodblood was a member of Company D, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. While serving as a . . . — — Map (db m62470) WM
[Panel 1:]
[Rendering of the Medal of Honor (U.S. Navy/Marine Corps)]
"Never give in; never give in; never, never, never--in nothing great or small, large or petty--never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. . . . — — Map (db m12972) HM
Charles Hazeltine Hammann Ens Air Service U.S. Navy March 16, 1892-June 14, 1919
Henry Gilbert Costin Pvt. Co. H, 115TH Inf., 29th Div June 15, 1898-October 8, 1918.
Ensign Hammann rescued a fellow pilot by landing his seaplane on a . . . — — Map (db m101516) WM
Within a year of the April 1861 Baltimore Riots, the first of several U.S. Army camps and fortifications began encircling Druid Hill, and important location high above the city and adjacent to the Northern Central Railroad. The 114th and 150th . . . — — Map (db m7594) HM
In Memory of Lieutenant Milton Ernest Ricketts, United States Navy, August 7, 1913-May 8, 1942.
Lieutenant Ricketts of Baltimore County was killed in action during World War II, aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Yorktown (CV 5), in the battle of the . . . — — Map (db m72402) WM
First Sgt. Augustus Walley, a Reisterstown native, awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at Cuchillo Negro Mountain, New Mexico. Dedicated on the 100th anniversary of The Spanish-American War July 13, 1998. — — Map (db m7196) HM
In July 1862 Congress authorized the president to present medals to soldiers of the United States Army for gallant and meritorious service. On September 14, 1862, two soldiers so distinguished themselves during the fighting at Crampton’s Gap that . . . — — Map (db m2152) HM
After Union General Wallace ordered the covered bridge burned, the railroad bridge became the only route of escape for Lieutenant Davis and his men, who were seperated from the rest of the Union forces by the river. His troops fought bravely all . . . — — Map (db m194549) HM
At about 5:00 p.m. on July 9, 1864, the Confederates stormed the Union line on the Georgetown Pike. Union General Wallace ordered the withdrawal and chaos soon followed. With Confederates in hot pursuit, Union troops fled past Gambrill Mill, then . . . — — Map (db m82118) HM
After the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, the U.S. Army recruited both free blacks and slaves. In August 1863, freedman Alfred B. Hilton and his brothers Aaron and Henry enlisted in the 4th U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) in Havre de . . . — — Map (db m191938) HM
Alfred Hilton lived at his father's farm on Gravel Hill Road until August 1863, when he enlisted in Company H., 4th United States Colored Troops. He fought with distinction in several engagements in Virginia. As the national Color Sergeant, he was . . . — — Map (db m101718) HM WM
The Medal of Honor (MOH), commonly
referred to as the Congressional Medal
of Honor, was established during the
Civil War to commend officers, and
enlisted personnel for a particular deed
of most distinguished gallantry in
action.
On April . . . — — Map (db m219756) HM WM
Alfred B. Hilton was born between 1837 and 1842, in the area then known as Hopewell Crossroads (now Level, Maryland). He was the son of Isaac and Harriet
Hilton, free citizens who were formerly enslaved in Harford County. Alfred grew up in a large . . . — — Map (db m219760) HM
Howard County native Decatur Dorsey was one of only sixteen African American soldiers to received the Medal of Honor for courage under fire during the Civil War. Sgt. Dorsey, of Company B, 39th United States Colored Troops, earned his medal at the . . . — — Map (db m5756) HM
The Patapsco Female Institute—served the young ladies of the North and South from 1837 to 1890. Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, a renowned author and educator was Principal between 1841 and 1856. Concerned with the increasing division of the country . . . — — Map (db m204716) HM
This plaza is a tribute to the history and legacy of two great military medical institutions and their contributions to military medicine. Through this garden’s peaceful landscape, sculpture, and memorials, visitors are reminded of our commitment to . . . — — Map (db m70946) HM
The Gettysburg Address
Over the course of three days in July 1863, one-quarter of the entire Union force and more than one-third of the Confederate army were killed, wounded, or declared missing — approximately 50,000 men in all.
Four . . . — — Map (db m202630) HM
During the Civil War, more than 700 African American men from St. Mary's County served as soldiers and sailors in the U.S. Army and Navy. Some enlisted to obtain their freedom; some were already free and joined from a sense of duty. Black men . . . — — Map (db m181789) HM
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 38th U.S. Colored Troops. Place and date: At New Market Heights, VA., 29 September 1864. Birth: St. Mary's County, MD. Date of issue: 6 April 1865 . . . — — Map (db m181683) HM WM
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 38th U.S. Colored Troops. Place and date: At New Market Heights, VA., 29 September 1864. Birth: St. Mary's County, MD. Date of issue: 18 February 1874. . . . — — Map (db m181685) HM WM
African Americans have served in every war since the American Revolution. During the Civil War, more that 180,000 African Americans comprising 170 units served in the Union Army and 29,511 served in the Union Navy. Nearly 700 United States Colored . . . — — Map (db m56476) HM
1871
The second county courthouse burns on December 6th. In 1872, construction begins on a third courthouse to replace it.
1880
M. P. Moller moves his organ factory from Greencastle, Pennsylvania to Hagerstown. The company . . . — — Map (db m145996) HM
The first act of valor by an African-American serviceman to earn the Medal of Honor occurred on July 18, 1863, during the Civil War. Sergeant William H. Carney of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment took his place in history in the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m159780) HM
United States Army Medal of Honor Recipient and Buffalo Soldier
William Othello Wilson, a native of Hagerstown, Maryland, enlisted in the U.S. Army on August 21, 1889, at age 22 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
He was subsequently assigned to the . . . — — Map (db m5755) HM
Born and raised in Hagerstown, Wilson enlisted in the 9th U.S. Cavalry (“Buffalo Soldiers”) in 1889. on December 30,1890 (the day after the battle of Wounded Knee), Corporal Wilson was in a party escorting a supply train when they . . . — — Map (db m107094) HM
At the Battle of Antietam, 15-year-old Johnny Cook was the bugler for Battery B, Fourth United States Artillery. During the Union First Corps attack down the Hagerstown Pike, forty of the battery's one hundred men were killed or wounded. Johnny . . . — — Map (db m5815) HM
James Burt
Veterans Memorial Park
In Memory of Those from Lee Who Died During War
For Their Country
World War I
1917 – 1918
James R. Bossidy • John T. Carty • Thomas M. Crerar • Russell R. Griffin • Thomas J. Fanning • Harry F. . . . — — Map (db m85004) HM
Col. Lewis L. Millett, U.S. Army Medal of Honor, D.H.S. (Dartmouth High School) Class 1940, American Legion Post 307, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9059. — — Map (db m95016) WM
This memorial statue is dedicated to Medal of Honor recipient Private David Lewis Gifford Company B, 4th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry and all Dartmouth residents who served in the Civil War. 1861-1865. — — Map (db m95017) HM
"--In conflict with the enemy distinguished
himself conspicuously by gallantry and
intrepidity at the risk of his life above
and beyond the call of duty"
At Cienfuegos, Cuba, May 11, 1898. — — Map (db m220732) WM
Born October 30, 1835 Rockland Maine. Died April 13, 1933 Ormond Florida.
Major General, U.S. Senator, Governor.
Married June 20, 1870 Blanche Butler, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Butler and Sarah Hildreth. Born Lowell Mass. March 1, 1847, . . . — — Map (db m129906) HM WM
Dedicated to the men and women of Dedham who served their country with honor and Valor and the lasting memory of those who gave their lives during the Vietnam War.
PFC John A. Barnes III, U.S. Army 12 Nov. 1967, Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor . . . — — Map (db m62533) WM
Since 1981, millions of visitors have walked the decks of USS CASSIN YOUNG, experiencing her history and heroics. Now they have the opportunity to see a new side of this “greyhound of the sea” - what lies below the waterline.
Boasting 5-inch . . . — — Map (db m71480) HM
To keep forever living the
freedom for which they died
we dedicate this symbol of
our dead in World War II
Medal of Honor
Plt. Sgt. Joseph R. Julian
Killed in Action
Cpl. Rosaire M. Julian
M.O.M.M.1/c Lincoln G. Plimpton . . . — — Map (db m118884) WM
Private Sullivan
U.S. Marine Corps, U.S.S. Marblehead
For heroism and gallantry under enemy fire
Received Congressional Medal of Honor
Cutting cables Cienfuegos Cuba
May 11, 1898 — — Map (db m191716) WM
Honor and Fidelity
The 65th Infantry Regiment, one of the largest and best-trained in the U.S. Eighth Army, arrived in Korea on 23 September 1950. Its first mission took place on September 28, when it assaulted a strongly-defended . . . — — Map (db m151868) HM
The Second World War began when the German army, led by Nazi Führer Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939. Germany already controlled Austria and parts of Czechoslovakia through a process called "Appeasement." In Asia, the conflict . . . — — Map (db m151809) HM
The President of the United states takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor posthumously to
Lieutenant John V. Power
United States Marine Corps Reserve
for service as set forth in the following . . . — — Map (db m151822) WM
The citizens of Charlotte proudly dedicate this monument to the memory of our two heroes who were awarded the Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is America's highest military decoration for valor in combat. It is awarded to individuals whose . . . — — Map (db m216503) HM WM
Civil War
Captain
William G. Whitney
1840 - 1915
Born: Allen, Michigan
Company B Eleventh
Michigan Infantry
Medal of Honor Award:
September 20, 1863
Chickamauga, Georgia
Vietnam War
Staff Sergeant
James Leroy Bondsteel . . . — — Map (db m66785) HM WM
Major Louis J. Sebille was born in Harbor Beach, Michigan, on November 21, 1915. He was the son of Louis Joseph August Sebille, M.D., and Edna I. (DeLish) Sebille. In 1934 he enrolled at Wayne State University in Detroit,
Michigan, where he was a . . . — — Map (db m213489) HM
(Left Side Tablet)
William Rufus Shafter
A Michigan soldier whose valorous conduct in the Rebellion, in the Indian Wars and in the Spanish-American War, added glory to the military annals of the United States.
Born in this . . . — — Map (db m68812) HM WM
P. F. C. Williams was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously
for gallantry while serving with the 1st Regt., 1st Mar. Div.
in the Republic of Vietnam. Williams was participating on a patrol
when it was ambushed by the enemy. Although severely . . . — — Map (db m211138) HM WM
In memory of Monroe County's Civil War Fallen 1861-1865
Monroe County Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients
Frederic Ballen •
James Christiancy •
Thomas Custer •
Daniel McFall •
Henry Peters •
Julius Rhodes •
Charles Sancrainte • . . . — — Map (db m201530) WM
During the Korean War, Corporal Duane Edgar Dewey of the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines from South Haven, was the first person to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor from then President Eisenhower. He earned the nation’s highest award for heroism on . . . — — Map (db m61712) HM WM
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