Korean and Multi-War Memorial -- Oxford MS
N 34° 21.998 W 089° 31.124
16S E 268377 N 3805683
Three men from Lafayette County MS perished in the war in Korea. Their names are listed on the handsome memorial on the public square.
Waymark Code: WMWYPD
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2017
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This handsome multi-war memorial dedicated to the men and women of Lafayette County to died in war contains the names of the three men who was killed in action during the Korean War.
This memorial features a beautiful dedication writted by the great American author and playwright William Faulkner (who lived in Oxford and taught at Ole Miss), as follows:
"IN MEMORIAM
They held not theirs, but all men's liberty
Far from home, to this last sacrifice."
William Faulkner, original plaque, 1947"
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Type of memorial: Monument
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