Number    00993

Scan Date   7/22/02

Time Period   2002

Subject Matter     Historical Marker

Location    Monroe, North Carolina

Description 

Lt. Samuel I. Parker, After graduating from the University of North Carolina, Sam volunteered for service in the U.S. Army and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, the Purple Heart and the French Fourragere.
 

Photographer (if known)

Notes

From left to right are:
Francis Parker, Mary Summers Parker ( Francis' daughter), Mason Moss (nephew; son of Ed), John Parker, Samuel Iredell "Bo" Moss ( my son), Edwin Alexander Moss, Joe Morris ( nephew of Samuel I. Parker), Lauren Page Moss, Isabelle Moss, Mary Summers Parker ( Francis' wife)

Measurements of original photograph

Height  8 1/2"

Width  11"

Type of photograph  Color