Lt. Jake W. Lindsey Highway, Medal of Honor

Lt. Lindsey was awarded the 100th Congressional Medal of Honor given in World War II. Presented by President Truman, Lindsey was the only recipient to ever receive the award before a Joint Session of the Congress. The marker was erected in 1984 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The Marker is located in Waynesboro, Mississippi, in Wayne County. Marker is at the intersection of Turner Street (State Highway 63) and Azalea Drive (State Highway 184), on the right when traveling south on Turner Street. Marker is at or near this postal address: 599 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro MS 39367, United States of America.