Forgotten New York

SQUARES OF BOSTON

Boston does a great job marking war heroes and local luminaries on hundreds of street corners with these embossed black and gold signs, like this one in the West End. Max Hirshovitz was a corporal who was killed during World War I.

For all I know, that gold star is also significant. Can anyone link me to the story behind these signs? I am aware that they symbolize the Medal of Honor, but I don’t know if they are design element that appears on all these signs.

Gold stars are also awarded to soldiers killed in combat (see Comments)

11/26/12

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