Inscription
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
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 Coral Sea on May 8, 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Franklin D. Roosevelt for service above and beyond the call of duty. A destroyer-escort vessel, the USS Ricketts (DE 254), was commissioned in his honor on October 5, 1943.Details
| HM Number | HM1DH2 |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Medal of Honor Recipients series |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 20th Century |
| Historical Place | Cemetery |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | War Memorial |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Year Placed | 1994 |
| Placed By | The Destroyer-Escort Sailors Association of Maryland, Inc |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 8:49am PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 347974 N 4367117 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.44020000, -76.76660000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 26.412', W 76° 45.996' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 26' 24.7200" N, 76° 45' 59.7600" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 410, 443 |
| Can be seen from road? | No |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 11503-11509 Garrison Forest Rd, Owings Mills MD 21117, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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