Samuel Woodfill - Fort Thomas, KY
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N 39° 03.552 W 084° 27.114
16S E 720475 N 4326436
In front of Samuel Woodfill Elementary in Ft. Thomas.
Waymark Code: WM6X66
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2009
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"Outstanding Soldier of the AEF", General 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, killing 19 foe at Cunel, France on October 12, 1918. Born Indiana, 1883. Campbell County, KY farmer. Major, World War II. Interred Arlington Cemetery, 1951.
Marker Name: Samuel Woodfill
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 990
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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