Memorial institution

East Lansing Medal of Honor Memorial

The City of East Lansing identifies Sherrod E Skinner Jr as the Medal of Honor recipient honored by the permanent memorial. The archive publishes a named memorial relationship tied to the official civic site. It does not infer that Skinner’s original medal, uniform, papers, or other personal artifacts are held at the Hannah Community Center.

MOH-MUS-000141Evidence reviewed 2026-10-11Open to the public

East Lansing Medal of Honor Memorial for Sherrod E. Skinner Jr.City of East Lansing, Michigan · Source-attributed municipal image; owner-directed archive use ↗ · Source ↗

Historical context

About this institution

East Lansing’s Medal of Honor Memorial stands in front of the Hannah Community Center as part of a civic veterans landscape. Dedicated on Veterans Day in 2013, the two-panel memorial connects the city’s public space with the Korean War service and sacrifice of Marine Second Lieutenant Sherrod E. Skinner Jr. The site is a focused community memorial rather than a general military museum.

Why it matters to Medal of Honor research

This municipal memorial provides a direct local-history link to Skinner and demonstrates how a single recipient’s action is preserved in a community public space. The official city page supplies unusually clear dedication, recipient, location, and visual evidence.

Collection guide

What to look for

The following highlights summarize the strongest verified reasons to include this institution in the archive. They are a planning guide, not a promise that every object is on view at all times.

Two-panel memorial to Sherrod E. Skinner Jr.

Veterans Day 2013 dedication

Outdoor setting at the Hannah Community Center

Korean War and Marine Corps remembrance

Verified connections

Medal of Honor relationships

1 total

Permanent recipient memorial

Sherrod Emerson Skinner Jr

The City of East Lansing’s permanent two-panel Medal of Honor Memorial outside the Hannah Community Center honors Marine Second Lieutenant Sherrod E Skinner Jr. The relationship is commemorative and does not imply custody of his original medal or personal artifacts.

Record: East Lansing Medal of Honor Memorial

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Medal of Honor Memorial and Veterans Monument ↗City of East Lansing, Michigan
East Lansing Hannah Community Center ↗City of East Lansing, Michigan

Official municipal recipient memorial; no artifact-custody claim.

Collection focus

Historical specialties

Sherrod E. Skinner Jr. commemorationKorean War remembranceEast Lansing veterans memorial landscapeOutdoor civic history

Service connections

U.S. Marine Corps

Conflict connections

Korean War

Visitor planning

Find the memorial outside the Hannah Community Center at 819 Abbot Road. Because it is an outdoor civic site, visitors should use current facility and parking information and avoid expecting an indoor Medal of Honor artifact exhibition.

819 Abbot Road
East Lansing, Michigan, 48823
United States

Open location in OpenStreetMap ↗Official website ↗Current visitor information ↗Collection or exhibit information ↗

The memorial is outside the Hannah Community Center and may be viewed independently of indoor programming.
No original-medal or personal-artifact custody claim is made.
The map point is an address-level orientation point rather than a surveyed monument center.
Use the current city facility page for parking and access changes.

Admission prices, opening schedules, installation rules, and object availability are left to the institution because they can change.

Access status

Open to the public

Map point: 42.7413, -84.48529 · Qualified Address Level Map

Institution sources

Medal of Honor Memorial and Veterans Monument ↗City of East Lansing, Michigan · Priority 1
East Lansing Hannah Community Center ↗City of East Lansing, Michigan · Priority 1
Hannah Community Center address-level map reference ↗Public map contributors · Priority 5

Archive standard

“Original Medal of Honor” relationships require direct source evidence. A location record is not described as a current public display unless the institution confirms display status.