The Kentucky Medal of Honor Memorial is located at the corner of Fifth and Jefferson Streets in downtown

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...

, on the grounds of the old Jefferson County Courthouse. The Memorial honors all recipients of the

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

from the

Commonwealth of Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

. The Memorial was sculpted by

Doyle Glass Doyle Glass (born January 22, 1962) is an American author, historian, and sculptor. He is a writer of fact-based narrative nonfiction works as well as historical nonfiction based on individual, first-hand accounts. As a sculptor, he designed and ...

and dedicated on

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2001. The Memorial features a life-size bronze statue of Medal of Honor recipient John C. Squires as he would appear on the night he earned the Medal of Honor. Squires, a native of Louisville, was killed in action in Italy during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. The statue of Squires stands on a granite base. A plaque on the base lists the names of each recipient of the Medal of Honor from Kentucky.

Recipients of the Medal of Honor from Kentucky

;

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1861-1865 *Army Captain

William P. Black William Perkins Black (November 11, 1842 – January 3, 1916) was a lawyer and veteran of the American Civil War. He received America's highest military decoration – the Medal of Honor – for his actions at the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, in ...

*Army Private John H. Callahan *Army Sergeant John S. Darrough *Army Private John Davis *Army Drummer William H. Horsfall *Army Private Aaron Hudson *Army Private Henry B. Mattingly *Army Sergeant Francis M. McMillen *Navy Landsman Daniel Noble *Army Private Oliver P. Rood *Army Sergeant Andrew J. Smith *Army Private William Steinmetz *Army Doctor Mary E. Walker *Army Major John F. Weston *Army Colonel James A. Williamson ; Indian Campaigns 1870-1891 *Army Second Lieutenant

Thomas Cruse Thomas Cruse (December 29, 1857 – June 8, 1943) was a brigadier general in the United States Army who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on July 17, 1882, at the Battle of Big Dry Wash, Arizona. An 1879 graduate of ...

*Army First Sergeant William L. Day *Army Corporal John J. Givens *Army Private William M. Harris *Army Captain John B. Kerr *Army Private

Franklin M. McDonald Franklin M. McDonald (1850–unknown) was a soldier in the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for gallantry in defeating Indians who attacked the mail. Biography McDonald was born in 1850, in Bowling Green, K ...

*Army Private George D. Scott *Army Sergeant Thomas Shaw *Army Private Thomas W. Stivers *Army Private Thomas Sullivan *Army Saddler Otto E. Voit *Army Sergeant

Brent Woods Brent Woods (1855 – March 31, 1906) was an African American Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United Stat ...

;Actions in Peacetime 1871-1910 *Navy Seaman Edward W. Boers *Navy Watertender Edward A. Clary *Navy Quarter Gunner George Holt ;Wars of American Expansion 1897-1902 *Army Colonel

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*Army First Lieutenant Benjamin F. Hardaway *Army Private James J. Nash ;

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1917-1919 *Army Sergeant Willie Sandlin ;

1941-1945 *Marine Corps Corporal Richard E. Bush *Army First Lieutenant

Garlin Murl Conner Garlin Murl Conner (June 2, 1919 – November 5, 1998) was a United States Army technical sergeant and first lieutenant in the Second World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, four Silver Stars, and the French Croix de guerre ...

*Army Technical Sergeant Morris E. Crain *Marine Corps Private First Class Leonard F. Mason *Marine Corps Reserve Private First Class

Wesley Phelps Wesley Phelps (June 12, 1923 – October 4, 1944) was a United States Marine Corps, United States Marine who Posthumous recognition, posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions and sacrifice of life during the World War II B ...

*Army Private Wilburn K. Ross *Marine Corps Private First Class

Luther Skaggs Jr. Luther Skaggs Jr. (March 3, 1923 – April 6, 1976) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on the Battle of Guam (1944), beachhead on Guam during World War II. Biography Luther Skaggs Jr. was born ...

*Army Staff Sergeant Junior J. Spurrier *Army Sergeant John C. Squires ;

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

1950-1953 *Marine Corps Captain William E. Barber *Marine Corps Private First Class William B. Baugh *Army Corporal John W. Collier *Army First Lieutenant

Carl H. Dodd Carl Henry Dodd (April 21, 1925 – October 13, 1996) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War. He was awarded the medal for conspicuous lea ...

*Army Second Lieutenant Darwin K. Kyle *Army Private First Class David M. Smith *Army Private First Class Ernest E. West ;

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1961-1975 *Army Sergeant Charles C. Fleek *Army Staff Sergeant Don Jenkins *Army Private First Class Billy L. Lauffer *Army Sergeant First Class

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*Army Second Lieutenant

John J. McGinty III Captain John James McGinty III (January 21, 1940 – January 17, 2014) was a United States Marine Corps officer who received the United States militaries' highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for heroism during July 1966 in the V ...

*Army Private First Class

David P. Nash David Paul Nash (November 3, 1948 – December 29, 1968) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. Biography David Paul Nash, ...

*Marine Corps Lance Corporal

Joe C. Paul Lance Corporal Joe Calvin Paul (April 23, 1946 – August 19, 1965) was a United States Marine killed in the Vietnam War who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for diverting an attack long enough to allow the evacuation of wounded Marines du ...

;

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2001–Present *Marine Corps Sergeant

Dakota Meyer Dakota Louis Meyer (born June 26, 1988) is a former United States Marine. A veteran of the War in Afghanistan, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on September 8, 2009, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. ...

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Recipients of the Medal of Honor from Kentucky

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