African-American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial

The African-American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial is a monument dedicated to African-American recipients of the Medal of Honor since 1861.

African-American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial
Location of African-American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial in Delaware
African-American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial (the United States)
Locationintersection of 18th Street and Baynard Boulevard on 18th Street
Brandywine/Todd Memorial Park
Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39°45′17.9″N 75°32′48.5″W
Built1998
ArchitectCharles Parks

History

The sculpture on top of the monument was created by Charles Parks. It depicts Sgt. William Harvey Carney, who was the first African-American to receive the distinction, for his gallantry in saving the regimental colors (American Flag) during the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863,[1] and Private Milton L. Olive, who was the first black recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, when he sacrificed himself, age 18, by smothering a live grenade.[2]

Loction

The monument, erected and dedicated in 1998 by the African American Medal of Honor Association, Inc., is located on the intersection of 18th Street and Baynard Boulevard on 18th Street in Brandywine/Todd Memorial Park in Wilmington, Delaware.[3]

References
  1. "Meet Sgt. William Carney: The first African-American Medal of Honor recipient". www.army.mil. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. Spivey, Donald (2014-05-29). Step Forward The Hero: The Story of Milton L. Olive, III, First African American Awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War. Miami & Johannesburg: Freedom Words International Publishers. ISBN 9780692230329.
  3. "African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Historical Marker". Retrieved 2018-11-23.


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