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Army Reserve Center in Riverside, Ohio. On June 2, 2009, the 40th anniversary of his death, LaPointe's widow and son were presented with the Medal of Honor flag during a ceremony at the LaPointe Army Reserve Center in Riverside. A portion of Ohio State Route 49 in Montgomery County has been designated the "Joseph G. LaPointe Jr. Memorial Highway".
Charles Goodwin Bickham (August 12, 1867, in Dayton, Ohio – December 14, 1944, in Dayton) was a United States Army first lieutenant who received the Medal of Honor for "distinguished gallantry" on May 2, 1902, in the Battle of Bayang, during the Moro Rebellion. Lieutenant Bickham carried a wounded soldier across a "fire-swept field".
Tony Stein (September 30, 1921 – March 1, 1945) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II. He received the award for repeatedly making single-handed assaults against the enemy and for aiding wounded Marines during the initial assault on Iwo ...
Two soldiers from Ohio regiments who participated in a Civil War locomotive chase were finally awarded the Medal of Honor.
Henry W. Downs (August 29, 1844 – July 2, 1911) was a Union Army soldier serving in the 8th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment [note 1] during the American Civil War.He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Opequon more commonly called the Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia on September 19, 1864. [1]
For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor a month later, on May 10, 1865. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Taggart died on April 10, 1938, at age 95 and was buried at Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio .
Medal of Honor Navy Distinguished Service Medal ... In 2008, Moffett was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio. [4] Decorations
George Wilhelm was born in Scioto County, Ohio, on April 2, 1829.During the war he fought as a captain in the Union Army in Company F of the 56th Ohio Infantry. [1] Wilhelm was presented his Medal of Honor on November 17, 1887 for actions at Champion Hill, or Bakers Creek, Mississippi on May 16, 1863. [2]