JOHN WILLIAMS MEDAL OF HONOR WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE
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Listing Details
Location: NORTH LAKESHORE DRIVE AND PRYCE STREET
City: LAKE CHARLES
State: Louisiana
Zip Code: 70601
Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor Plaques
Year Dedicated: 1998
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Photograph By: CAJUN SCRAMBLER
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
Williams’ official Medal of Honor citation reads:
On board the U.S.S. Commodore Perry in the attack upon Franklin, Va., 3 October 1862. With enemy fire raking the deck of his ship and blockades thwarting her progress, Williams remained at his post and performed his duties with skill and courage as the Commodore Perry fought a gallant battle to silence many rebel batteries as she steamed down the Blackwater River.
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