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Medal Of Honor Memorial

Pueblo Medal of Honor Memorial at Heroes Plaza

The memorial provides direct, named representation of Pueblo’s four recipients through statues, citations, action maps, and an indoor information display. Granite panels listing the larger recipient community make the site both a local biographical memorial and a national Medal of Honor reference point.

MOH-MUS-000133Evidence reviewed 2026-10-11Public memorial; indoor display hours vary
Four bronze Medal of Honor recipient statues and flags at Heroes Plaza beside the Pueblo Convention Center.
Pueblo Medal of Honor Plaza and its four recipient statues.Pueblo Home of Heroes Association · Source-attributed institutional image; owner-directed archive use ↗ · Source ↗

Historical context

About this institution

Pueblo’s Heroes Plaza was created to explain why the Colorado city became known as the Home of Heroes. Four life-size bronze sculptures portray local recipients Drew D. Dix, William J. Crawford, Carl L. Sitter, and Raymond G. Murphy, while granite walls extend the site from a local tribute into a national recipient memorial. An indoor Medal of Honor Information Center in the adjacent convention complex adds interactive interpretation.

Why it matters to Medal of Honor research

Heroes Plaza permits side-by-side study of four recipients from three conflicts and two service branches, with sculpture details reportedly informed by the recipients themselves. The adjacent information center and national name walls broaden the site beyond the four local biographies.

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.

Drew D. Dix statue and Vietnam citation

William J. Crawford World War II statue and citation

Carl L. Sitter and Raymond G. Murphy Korean War statues

Indoor information center with recipient history, videos, and displayed uniforms

Verified connections

Medal of Honor relationships

6 total

Collective Medal of Honor memorial

Pueblo national recipient name walls

Granite panels behind Pueblo’s four statues list more than 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients by conflict and alphabetically, extending the local memorial into a national recipient tribute.

Record: Heroes Plaza granite recipient walls

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Official association page supports the national recipient-name component.

Permanent Medal of Honor information center

Pueblo Medal of Honor Information Center

The Pueblo Convention Center’s Grand Hall display provides videos, Medal history, national recipient information, and focused interpretation of Pueblo’s four recipients. The association also identifies their uniform jackets as part of the display; no original-medal claim is made.

Record: Grand Hall interactive display

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Official association source supports the interactive and artifact-bearing indoor display.

Recipient statue

Drew Dennis Dix

Heroes Plaza includes a life-size bronze statue of Drew Dennis Dix on a granite block carrying the recipient’s citation, action map, and selected awards. The official association states that the depicted recipients worked with the sculptor to improve uniform and equipment accuracy.

Record: Heroes Plaza statue: Drew Dennis Dix

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Official memorial page supports the named statue and interpretive base.

Recipient statue

William John Crawford

Heroes Plaza includes a life-size bronze statue of William John Crawford on a granite block carrying the recipient’s citation, action map, and selected awards. The official association states that the depicted recipients worked with the sculptor to improve uniform and equipment accuracy.

Record: Heroes Plaza statue: William John Crawford

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Official memorial page supports the named statue and interpretive base.

Recipient statue

Carl Leonard Sitter

Heroes Plaza includes a life-size bronze statue of Carl Leonard Sitter on a granite block carrying the recipient’s citation, action map, and selected awards. The official association states that the depicted recipients worked with the sculptor to improve uniform and equipment accuracy.

Record: Heroes Plaza statue: Carl Leonard Sitter

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Official memorial page supports the named statue and interpretive base.

Recipient statue

Raymond Gerald Murphy

Heroes Plaza includes a life-size bronze statue of Raymond Gerald Murphy on a granite block carrying the recipient’s citation, action map, and selected awards. The official association states that the depicted recipients worked with the sculptor to improve uniform and equipment accuracy.

Record: Heroes Plaza statue: Raymond Gerald Murphy

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Official memorial page supports the named statue and interpretive base.

Collection focus

Historical specialties

Four named recipient statuesRecipient citations and action mapsGranite panels listing the national recipient communityInteractive Medal of Honor Information Center

Service connections

U.S. Army · U.S. Marine Corps

Conflict connections

World War II · Korean War · Vietnam War