Wreath Laying for SGT William Carney

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Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 11:30 am

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Location

Oak Grove Cemetery | New Bedford, MA

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Join the Student Veterans of America chapter at Bristol Community College as we pay our respects to a National and local hero. SGT William Carney is the first Black recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. He served in the famed 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He is interred at Oak Grove with two other CMOH recipients.

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Oak Grove Cemetery, 175 Parker St, New Bedford, MA 02740-4142, United States

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