Power is located at his alma mater, the College of the Holy Cross, in front of the Hogan Campus Center. Power's sisters donated his Medal of Honor to Holy Cross. In 1947, a statue of John V. Power was dedicated in the Worcester City Hall and Common. Medal of Honor citation Power's official Medal of Honor citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as platoon leader, attached to the 4th Marine Division, during the landing and battle of Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1 February 1944. Severely wounded in the stomach while setting a demolition charge on a Japanese pillbox, 1st Lt. Power was steadfast in his determination to remain in action. Protecting his wound with his left hand and firing with his right, he courageously advanced as another hostile position was taken under attack, fiercely charging the opening made by the explosion and emptying his carbine into the pillbox. While attempting to reload and continue the attack, 1st Lt. Power was shot again in the stomach and head and collapsed in the doorway. His exceptional valor, fortitude and indomitable fighting spirit in the face of withering enemy fire were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country. See also William D. Hawkins, Marine whose posthumous Medal of Honor was awarded on the same day as Power's. References 1918 births 1944 deaths United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients United States Marine Corps officers United States Marine Corps personnel killed in World War II People from Worcester, Massachusetts World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor Military personnel from Massachusetts