The Congressional Medal Of Honor

Delaware, Kent County, Dover
In Respectful Memory
of Those Delawareans who have recieved
The Congressional
Medal Of Honor
for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
at the risk of life and beyond
the call of duty.
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   The Medal of Honor is the highest award that can be received by a member of the armed forces of the United States of America. It is given by the President in the name of Congress to individuals who, while serving in the armed forces, distinguished themselves for conspicuous gallantry and selfless bravery in action "at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty." Established during the Civil War, the Medal of Honor has since been awarded to persons of every rank, every branch of the service, from every background in life and from every state of the nation. As a symbol of heroism, it has no equal in American life. Therefore, we dedicate this monument to the courageous natives and residents of Delaware who have given their all so that we, the living, can enjoy the freedoms they endowed to us.
   Dedicated by the Delaware General Assembly, 2012
with the assistance of the Delaware Department of State.

(Lower Plaque)
Delaware's Medal Of Honor Recipients
Alexander Hand            Louis Jeanottelle Sacriste       Henry Algernon du Pont
John Shilling                 Charles B. Tanner                      Leonard B. Chadwick      
John B. Maberry          James Parke Postles                 Charles H. Pierce             
  Bernard McCarren      William Jackson Palmer            Henry Clay Drexler        
Charles H. Baldwin     David Eastburn Buckingham    William L. Nelson    
Griffin Seward              Samuel Rodmond Smith          James Phillip Connor  

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