Hawkins County Korean War Memorial - Rogersville, TN
Posted by: silverquill
N 36° 24.417 W 083° 00.386
17S E 320087 N 4030956
This memorial to Korean War veterans is part of a multi-war memorial on the grounds of the Hawkins County Courthouse. There is an eternal flame and a time capsule as part of the memorial.
Waymark Code: WMG6B2
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2013
Views: 2
To the west of the Hawkins County Courthouse there is a bricked plaza leading up to this memorial. There is a central eternal flame with flat memorial stones in a semi-circle around it. There are landscaped flowers and shrubs along the sides. Other war veterans honored here are those for WWII, Korean War and the Vietnam War.
The following names are inscribed on the memorial for the Korean War:
KOREA
CPL BAILEY, HUGH H.
PFC BEGLEY, JAMES E.
PFC CLICK, WILLIAM C.
CPL COUCH, SAMUEL H.
SFC CREECH, JAMES B.
CPL DAVIS, JAMES R.
PFC FISHER, ROY L.
CPL FREEMAN, JOHN N.
2ND LT GRIGSBY, W. JULIAN, JR.
PFC RIMER RICHARD J.
PFC WEST HENRY F.
PV2 YANKEE, DENNIS W.
List if there are any visiting hours: OPEN
Entrance fees (if it applies): NONE
Type of memorial: Plaque
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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