New York State Medal of Honor Recipients - NY., NY
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A bronze plaque on the on 43rd Street side of the famous armed forces recruiting station in Times Square lists all the residents of New York State that have received the Medal of Honor.
Waymark Code: WM10DP8
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jhuoni
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The bronze plaque on the south side of the armed forces recruiting station in Times Square is inscribed:

THE MEDAL OF HONOR IS THE
HIGHEST AWARD FOR VALOR IN
ACTION AGAINST AN ENEMY
FORCE WHICH CAN BE BESTOWED
UPON AN INDIVIDUAL SERVING IN
THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
UNITED STATES.

GENERALLY PRESENTED TO ITS
RECIPIENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IN THE NAME OF CONGRESS, IT IS
OFTEN CALLED THE CONGRES-
SIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR.

"For conspicucous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty."

MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS
NEW YORK STATE

CIVIL WAR
1ST LT. BENJAMIN SAMUEL N. USA
COXSWAIN BETHAM, ASA USN
PVT. CAMPBELL, JAMES A. USA
MAJ. COEY, JAMES USA
SN CONLAN, DENNIS USN
SN COTTON, PETER USN
SGT. COYNE, JOHN N. USA
BOATSWAIN'S MATE DEAKIN, CHARLES USN
QUARTERMASTER DITZENBACK, JOHN USN
SGT. DURHAM, JOHN S. USA
CAPT. EMBLER, ANDREW H. USA
SIGNAL QM ENGLISH, THOMAS USN
PVT. EVANS, JAMES R. USA
1ST LT. GOODRICH, EDWIN USA
CAPT. GOURAUD, GEORGE E. USV
2ND LT. GREIG, THEODORE W. USA
PVT. GUERIN, FITZ, W. USA
COXSWAIN HAMILTON, HUGH USN
1ST LT. HARING, ABRAM P. USA
SN HARLEY, BERNARD USN
PVT. HOGARTY, WILLIAM P. USA
FIREMAN HUSKEY, MICHAEL USN
COXSWAIN IRVING, JOHN USN
QUARTERMASTER JONES, JOHN E. USN
COXSWAIN JORDAN, ROBERT USN
LANDSMAN KINNAIRD, SAMUEL W. USN
2ND LT. KNOX, EDWARD M. USA
FIREMAN LAFFERTY, JOHN USN
PVT. MCGINN, EDWARD USA
CAPT. MCGONNIGLE, ANDREW J. USV
CPL. MURPHY, THOMAS USA
QUARTERMASTER NICHOLS, WILLIAM USN
SGT. PORTER, WILLIAM USA
SEAMAN PROVINCE, GEORGE USN
QUARTERMASTER RICHARDS, LOUIS USN
COXSWAIN SHIPMAN, WILLIAM USN
MAJ. GEN. SICKLES, DANIEL E. USV
SEAMAN SMITH, EDWIN USN
PVT. STEPHENS, WILLIAM G. USA
SEAMAN SULLIVAN, JAMES USN
SEAMAN SULLIVAN, JOHN USN
SEAMAN SWATTON, EDWARD USN
PVT. THOMPSON, ALLEN USA
SGT. THOMPSON, WILLIAM P. USA
2ND LT. THORN, WALTER USA
SGT. TOOHEY, THOMAS USA
MAJ. TREMAIN, HENRY E. USV
QUARTER GUNNER WARD, JAMES USN
GRIG. GEN. WEBB, ALEXANDER S. USV
PVT. WEBB, JAMES USA
LANDSMAN WILKES, HENRY USN
SIGNAM QM WILLIAMS, ROBERT USN
SEAMAN WORAM, CHARLES B. USN
QUARTERMASTER WRIGHT, EDWARD USN

INDIAN CAMPAIGNS:
PVT. BRANT, ABRAM B. USA
MUSICIAN CLANCY, JOHN E. USA
1ST SGT. EDWARDS, WILLIAM D. USA
2ND LT. EMMET, ROBERT TEMPLE USA
CPL. FERRARI, GEORGE USA
SGT. GLOVER, T. B. USA
TRUMPETER KEENAN, BARTHOLOMEW T. USA
PVT. MCBRIDE, BERNARD USA
PVT. MCVEAGH, CHARLES H. USA
SGT. MERRILL, JOHN USA
CPL. MILLER, GEORGE USA
CPL. MOQUIN, GEORGE USA
SGT. O'CALLAGHAN, JOHN USA
CPL. POWERS, THOMAS USA
PVT. RUSSELL, JAMES USA
CPL. STANLEY, EDWARD USA
SGT. WELCH, CHARLES H. USA

KOREAN CAMPAIGN 1871:
CORP. BROWN, CHARLES USMC
PVT. OWENS, MICHAEL USMC

INTERIM 1871-1898
LANDSMAN COREY, WILLIAM USN
LANDSMAN CREELMAN, WILLIAM J. USN
CAPT. HILL, WILLIAM L. USN
2ND CLASS BOY LUCY, JOHN USN
SHIP'S PRINTER MCCARTON, JOHN USN
SEAMAN MILLMORE, JOHN USN
LANDSMAN MITCHELL, THOMAS USN
CORP. MORRIS, JOHN USMC
SEAMAN RUSSELL, JOHN USN
BMC TROY, JEREMIAH USN

WAR WITH SPAIN:
BMC BENNETT, JAMES H. USN
COXSWAIN HOBAN, ALBERT L. USN
MUSICIAN PFISTERER, HERMAN USA

PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION:
GM3 GALBRAITH, ROBERT USN
SGT. HARVEY, HARRY USMC
SGT. MCNALLY, MICHAEL JOSEPH USMC
MAC STOKES, JOHN USN

BOXER REBELLION:
CORP. APPLETON, EDWIN NELSON USMC
BMC CLANCY, JOSEPH USN
DRUMMER MURPHY, JOHN APHONSUS USMC
PVT. MURRAY, WILLIAM H. USMC
HA STANLEY, ROBERT HENRY USN

INTERIM 1901-1910:
GM1 SCHEPKE, CHARLES S. USN

MEXICAN CAMPAIGN (VERA CRUZ)
GMC BRADLEY, GEORGE USN
COXSWAIN CREGAN, GEORGE USN
BM2 DECKER, PERCY A. USN
CAPT. HUGHES, JOHN ARTHUR USMC
SEAMAN NORDSIEK, CHARLES LUERS USN
SCHNEPEL, FRED JURGEN USN
SEAMAN WALSH, JAMES A. USN

WORLD WAR I:
PVT. BART, FRANK J. USA
CPL. CALL, DONALD M. USA
SGT. COLYER, WILBUR E. USA
GYSGT. HOFFMAN, CHARLES F. USMC
JANSON, ERNEST AUGUST USMC
SGT. O'NEIL, RICHARD W. USA
CPL. O'SHEA, THOMAS E. USA
GYSGT. ROBINSON, ROBERT GUY USMC
2ND LT. WICKERSHAM, J. HUNTER USA

WORLD WAR II:
2ND LT. BOYCE, GEORGE W. G. JR. USA
LCDR. BULKELEY, JOHN DUNCAN, USN
1ST LT. BURKE, FRANK USA
CPL. CASAMENTO, ANTHONY USMC
CAPT. DALY, MICHAEL J. USA
2ND LT. GREGG, STEPHEN R. USA
CPL. KELLY, THOMAS J. USA
PVT. MERRELL, JOSEPH F. USA
SSGT. PETERSON, GEORGE USA
LT POWERS, JOHN JAMES USN
1ST LT. RAY, BERNARD J. USA
SSGT. SCHAEFER, JOSEPH E. USA
1ST LT. WALSH, KENNETH AMBROSE USMC

KOREA:
HM3 BENFORD, EDWARD C. USN
PVT. CAFFERATE, HECTOR A. JR. USMCR
PFC THOMPSON, WILLIAM USA

VIETNAM:
LT CAPODANNO, VINCENT R. USN
COL. COOK, DONALD GILBERT USMC
CAPT. JACOBS, JACK H. USA
1ST LT. KAROPCZYC, STEPHEN EDWARD
SPEC5 KEDENBURG, JOHN J. USA
SPEC4 LANG, GEORGE C. USA
MAJ. LEE, HOWARD V. USMC
SSGT. MURRAY, ROBERT C. USA
LCPL. NOONAN, THOMAS P. JR. USMC
SGT. O'MALLEY, ROBERT E. USMC
1ST LT. WARREN, JOHN E. JR. USA
PFC. WILLETT, LOUIS E. USA

GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR
CPL. DUNHAM, JASON L. USMC
LT MURPHY, MICHAEL P. USN

PRESENTED BY
NEW YORK COUNCIL, NAVY LEAGUE
OF THE UNITED STATES
17 MAY 2008

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