Korean War Monument - Tewksbury, MA
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neoc1
N 42° 36.719 W 071° 14.006
19T E 316811 N 4720145
A Korean War Monument is locate on the Town Common, facing Main Street (Route 38), in the center of Tewksbury.
Waymark Code: WMG436
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2013
Views: 2
A 4' high rectangular granite stele, which is notched at each top corner, honors all those who served in the Korean War. In the center of the monument is circle with a map of Korean peninsula marked with the 38th parallel, the truce line separating North Korea from South Korea. KOREA is inscribed as a semicircle above the circle with the map. The dates 1950 and 1953 appear on either side of the map circle. Below is the following inscription:
54,246 .......... K.I.A
103,287 .... WOUNDED
8,177 ........ M.I.A.
Below are inscribed the emblems of the armed forces:
ARMY - NAVY - MARINES - AIR FORCE - COAST GUARD
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Type of memorial: Monument
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