Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor (HM1OCB)

Location: Scranton, PA 18503 Lackawanna County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 24.486', W 75° 39.786'

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Patrick DeLacy and John C. Delaney

Center panelMedal of Honor first issued during the Civil War just over 1500 such medals were issued in that war. Recipients included these two soldiers from Lackawanna County. "That pain may cease, he yields his flesh to pain" from the "Pacemaker" by American Poet Joyce Kilmer who died in action during the WWI in France.Left PanelDeLacy, Patrick-Scranton: First Sergeant, Company A, 143d Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Wilderness, VA. 6 May 1864. Entered service at: Scranton, PA. Birth: 25 November 1835, Carbondale, Lackawanna County, PA. Date of issue: 24 April 1894. Citation: Running ahead of the line, under a concentrated fire, he shot the color bearer of a Confederate regiment on the works, thus contributing to the success of the attack. Later promoted to Captain. Patrick DeLacy
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Delaney, John C.- Dunmore, Sergeant, Company I, 107th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Danby's Mills, VA, 6 February 1865. Entered service at: Honesdale, PA. Birth: 22 April 1848, Ireland. Date of issue: 29 August 1894. Citation: Sprang between the lines and brought out a wounded comrade about to be burned in the brush. Later promoted to Captain. John C. Delaney.
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HM NumberHM1OCB
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Placed ByThe Celtic Medal of Honor Committee, Joseph X. Flannery, John E. Kelly
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Date Added Thursday, October 1st, 2015 at 9:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 444577 N 4584273
Decimal Degrees41.40810000, -75.66310000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 24.486', W 75° 39.786'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 24' 29.16" N, 75° 39' 47.16" W
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Area Code(s)570
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-246 N Washington Ave, Scranton PA 18503, US
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