MUSEUM RE-OPENED AFTER EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS
After being closed since August 21st, 2006, the CMOHS Museum re-opened to the
public during Memorial Day Weekend 2007.
Here are some photos from the grand opening with 42 recipients in attendance
(click for full-size):
Description
Located on the hangar deck of the USS Yorktown at Patriots
Point, the museum details the eight eras of Medal of Honor
history: The Civil War; Indian Campaigns; Wars of American
Expansion; Peacetime; World War I; World War II; Korea; and
Vietnam. Panels list all of the Medal of Honor recipients to date
and include such well-known names as Audie Murphy, Sergeant Alvin
York and Jimmie Doolittle.
Exhibits include memorabilia and artifacts relating to Medal
of Honor recipients and archives of important documents. In
addition to the permanent exhibit, rotating displays will focus
on related areas of interest.
Patriots Point website has more info:
http://www.patriotspoint.org/exhibits/medal_honor/
- Museum closed until further notice due to renovations.
- The National Headquarters and Museum for the
Congressional Medal of Honor is located at 40 Patriots
Point Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, aboard the aircraft
carrier USS Yorktown, the centerpiece of Patriots Point Naval
and Maritime Museum.
