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The Liberty Medal is an annual award administered by the National Constitution Center (NCC) of the United States to recognize leadership in the pursuit of freedom. It was founded by the Philadelphia Foundation. In 2006 an agreement was made with the National Constitution Center (NCC) that the NCC would take over the organizing, selecting and ...
William Loren McGonagle (November 19, 1925 – March 3, 1999) was a United States Navy officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions while in command of the USS Liberty when it was attacked by Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean on June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War.
In 2007, O'Connor was named a Gold Medal Honoree by the National Institute of Social Sciences. [20] In 2008, O'Connor was made an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa at the College of William & Mary. [21] On March 26, 2008, O'Connor was given the Harry F. Byrd Jr. '35 Public Service Award from the Virginia Military Institute.
Private First Class McWhorter's official Medal of Honor citation reads: He displayed gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in operations against the enemy. Pfc. McWhorter, a machine gunner, was emplaced in a defensive position with 1 assistant when the enemy launched a heavy attack.
Lena Derriecott was born on January 27, 1923, in Washington, Georgia. [3] She was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by her mother and aunt after her parents divorced.. Her mother worked as a caterer for a synagogue and grew vegetables to support their community during tough times
Hill enlisted in the United States Navy in 1912, rising to the warrant officer rank of chief boatswain by 1924. [2] He is a first cousin to Captain (later Rear Admiral) Herman J. Kossler, commander of the submarine USS Cavalla (SS-244) during World War II and a recipient of the Navy Cross and three Silver Stars.
Bill Clinton presented Mandela with the Philadelphia Liberty Medal on 4 July 1993. Received Gleitsman Foundation International Activist Award, Johannesburg, 12 May; Received Philadelphia Liberty Medal. Presented by President of the United States Bill Clinton, Philadelphia, US, 4 July; Honorary Degree conferred, Clark Atlanta University, 10 July
Medal of Honor recipient Richard Hamilton survived the war and died in Camden, New Jersey, on July 6, 1881, due to paralysis complicated by syphilis. He was buried July 10, 1881, in Evergreen Cemetery, Camden, New Jersey in the Thomas M. K. Lee Jr. GAR Post No. 5 Lot, which is Section O, lot 367 & 369 in the northern end of the cemetery.