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Sergeant Joseph E. Schaefer Memorial

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Dedicated:May 25, 1987
Location:Park Lane South, Myrtle Avenue
Description:Octagonal planter
Materials:Granite

Inscription

1. SGT. JOSEPH E. SCHAEFER / MEDAL OF HONOR /

2. SGT. JOSEPH E. SCHAEFER / COMPANY I 18TH INFANTRY / FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION / UNITED STATES ARMY ['1' in shield] /

3. AWARDED CONGRESSIONAL / MEDAL OF HONOR / IN 1944 /

4. DEFENDED AMERICAN POSITION / AT STOLBERG, GERMANY / 24, SEPTEMBER 1944 /

5. WORLD WAR II - KOREA / 1941-1945 --- 1950-1951 /

6. RESIDENT OF RICHMOND HILL / FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS /

7. SGT. SCHAEFER'S INDOMITABLE / COURAGE AND HIS DETERMINATION / WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR STOPPING / AN ENEMY BREAKTHROUGH / PRESIDENT TRUMAN /

8. LAST. OTHER DECORATIONS / TWO SILVER STARS, BRONZE STAR / THREE PURPLE HEARTS / THE LEGION OF MERIT / FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE /

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