Coventry Korea War Memorial - Coventry, CT
Posted by: 
neoc1
N 41° 45.932 W 072° 18.365
18T E 723930 N 4627252
The Coventry Korea War Memorial is located on Veterans Green at the intersection of High, Cross and Lake Streets in Coventry, CT.
Waymark Code: WM16RZH
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2022
Views: 1
A 4' high granite obelisk set on a granite base honors the veterans of the Korean War and specifically Coventry resident Sgt. Leslie K. Richardson who was killed in action. The face of the obelisk is inscribed:
THIS MEMORIAL IS
DEDICATED TO ALL
WHO ANSWERED OUR
COUNTRY’S CALL TO
DUTY AND THOSE WHO
GAVE THEIR LAST FULL
MEASURE OF DEVOTION
SGT. LESLIE K.
RICHARDSON, KIA
KOREA
JUNE 27, 1950 – JANUARY 31, 1955
The back contains a list of names of Korean War veterans from Coventry.
Visit Instructions:Please submit a photo(s) taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background, and old vacation photos are accepted. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit.
If you have additional information about the memorial which is not listed in the waymark description, please notify the waymark owner to have it added, and please post the information in your visit log.