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MARTIN FREEMAN MEDAL OF HONOR WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE

MARTIN FREEMAN MEDAL OF HONOR WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE
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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

Freeman’s official Medal of Honor citation reads:

As pilot of the flagship, U.S.S. Hartford, during action against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee, in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. With his ship under terrific enemy shellfire, Freeman calmly remained at his station in the maintop and skillfully piloted the ships into the bay. He rendered gallant service throughout the prolonged battle in which the rebel gunboats were captured or driven off, the prize ram Tennessee forced to surrender, and the fort successfully attacked.

SEE ALSO-LOUISIANA RECIPIENTS CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR WAR MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN


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