Post by Diane Merkel on Aug 5, 2006 12:30:26 GMT -6
The final side [of the obelisk] honors Mt. Pleasant hometown hero Henry W.B. Mechling. A member of the H Troop, 7th U.S. Cavalry Sharpshooters, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery shown at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Coincidentally, upon his return home, Mechling opened a blacksmith shop that was located on the site that now is Veterans Park.
The article: www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/westmoreland/s_463750.html
Mechling's daughter just died at the age of 99: www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/obituaries/news/s_464209.html