Lt. Jake W. Lindsey Highway - Waynesboro, MS
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member hoteltwo
N 31° 40.389 W 088° 38.918
16R E 343718 N 3505388
Marker is at the intersection of Turner Street (Mississippi Route 63) and Azalea Drive (Mississippi Route 184) and notes a local soldier who earned the nation's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Waymark Code: WMNB59
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jdwms_1950
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Lt. Lindsey was awarded the 100th Congressional Medal of Honor given in World War II. Presented by Pres. Truman, Lindsey was the only recipient to ever receive the award before a Joint Session of the Congress.
Date Installed:: 1984

Organization that placed the object:: The Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

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