Texas Medal of Honor Monument, Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas
N 30° 15.977 W 097° 43.559
14R E 622551 N 3348979
In honor of all Texans who have received the Medal of Honor
Waymark Code: WM8J70
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2010
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This is a memorial to 83 native-born or adopted Texans who earned the United States’ highest award, the Medal of Honor.
This is a pink granite obelisk listing the names of all Texans and adopted Texans who have been awarded the Medal of Honor. Near the monument is a burial ground reserved for Texans awarded the Medal of Honor. It is the centerpiece of the Cemetery’s section dedicated to the military. Around the Medal of Honor obelisk are other war-related monuments.
The recipients span several wars and most branches of the Armed Forces.
The following recipient names are listed on the monument:
* William Dean Hawkins
* William McCabe
* William Harrison
* William Bordelon
* William Austin
* William Harrell
* Whitt Moreland
* Turney Leonard
* Truman Kimbro
* Travis Watkins
* Thomas Weldon Fowler
* Thomas Creek
* Terrence Graves
* Steven Bennett
* Silvestre Herrera
* Samuel Sampler
* Samuel Dealey
* Russell Steindam
* Roy Benavidez
* Robert Howze
* Robert Carter
* Robert Cole
* Robert Edward Galer
* Robert Law
* Richard Anderson
* Raymond Knight
* Pompey Factor
* Oscar Austin
* Neel Kearby
* Milton Holland
* Milton Lee
* Miguel Keith
* Marvin Young
* Marcario Garcia
* Lucian Adams
* Lloyd Hughes
* Jose Lopez
* Johnnie Hutchins
* John Ward
* John Kane
* John McLennon
* John Kilmer
* John Bulkeley
* John Connor
* John Morgan
* James Marion Logan
* James Harris
* James Stone
* James Fields
* James Dozier
* Jack Mathis
* Jack Lummus
* Jack Knight
* Jack Hanson
* Isaac Payne
* Horace Carswell Jr.
* Herman Wallace
* George Shelton
* George Lloyd
* George O'Brien
* George Phillips
* George Keathley
* George Turner
* George Davis, Jr.
* Frederick Ferguson
* Franklin McDonald
* Frank Mitchell
* Forrest Everhart Sr.
* Finnis McCleery
* Eli Whiteley
* David McNerney
* David Hayden
* David Barkley
* Daniel Edwards
* Cleto Rodriguez
* Clarence Sasser
* Charles Roan
* Charles Pendleton
* Benito Martinez
* Audie Murphy
* Ambrosio Guillen
* Alfredo Gonzalez
* Alfred Wilson
* Adam Paine
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
The Texas State Cemetery is open 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Entrance fees (if it applies): None
Type of memorial: Monument
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