Medal of Honor-Honor Roll

Medal of Honor-Honor Roll (HM1978)

Location: Exeter, RI 02822 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 32.633', W 71° 32.65'

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To have struggled for freedom and to have sacrificed ones gift of life for his fellow man is service of the highest order. For such selflessness thoughtful men will be eternally grateful.

(Four Panels going from left to right)
(Panel 1)
Medal of Honor
The Medal is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the United States Congress on members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "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, while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party."

This memorial pays tribute to Medal of Honor recipients who were either born in or whose award was accredited to the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said "We in America do not build monuments to war. We do not build monuments to conquest. We build monuments to commemorate the spirit of sacrifice in war—reminders of our desire for peace." We hope that you will keep the spirit of these brave heroes alive by using this memorial as a place to reflect on the great sacrifices our brave soldiers have made on behalf of so many Americans. Freedom is not free.

(Panel 2)
Medal of Honor-Civil War: Avery, William B., Army; Babcock, William J. Army; Barber, James Albert, Army; Bliss, George Newman, Army; Bliss, Zenas Randall, Army; Bucklyn, John Knight, Army; Burbank, James H., Army; Child, Benjamin Ham, Army; Corcoran, John, Army; Cutts, James, James Madison, Army; Edwards , John, Navy; Ennis, Charles D, Army; Havron, John H., Army; Hayes, Thomas, Navy; Lewis, Samuel E., Army; McDonald, George E., Army.

(Panel 3)
Medal of Honor-Civil War-Molbone, Archibald, Army; Parker, Thomas, Army; Potter, George W. Army; Privince, George E., Navy; Read, George E, Navy; Stevens, Hazard, Army; Taylor, Joseph, Army; Welsh, James, Army-Indian Campaigns-McGar, Owen, Army; Smith, Thomas, Army-Mexican Campaign-Bradley, George, Navy-World War I-Ormsbee, Jr., Francis Edward, Navy.

(Panel 4)
Medal of Honor-World War II-Peters, George J., Army; Waugh, Robert T., Army-Korean War-Champagne, David Bernard, USMC-Vietnam War-Baca, John Philip, Army-Peacetime Awards-Gillick, Matthew, Navy; Moore, Philip, Navy; Walsh, Michael, Navy; Eadie, Thomas, Navy
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HM NumberHM1978
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Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 11:50am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 287791 N 4602261
Decimal Degrees41.54388333, -71.54416667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 32.633', W 71° 32.65'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 32' 37.98" N, 71° 32' 39.00" W
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Area Code(s)401
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10977-11999 Main St, Exeter RI 02822, US
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