Kentucky Medal of Honor Memorial


The Kentucky Medal of Honor Memorial is located at the corner of Fifth and Jefferson Streets in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on the grounds of the old Jefferson County Courthouse. The Memorial honors all recipients of the Medal of Honor from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Memorial was sculpted by Doyle Glass and dedicated on Veterans Day 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. 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

;Civil War 1861-1865
;Indian Campaigns 1870-1891
;Actions in Peacetime 1871-1910
;Wars of American Expansion 1897-1902
;World War I 1917-1919
;World War II 1941-1945
;Korean War 1950-1953
;Vietnam War 1961-1975
;Operation Enduring Freedom 2001–Present