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Hingham in Plymouth County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

POW/MIA Memorial

 
 
POW/MIA Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2018
1. POW/MIA Memorial Marker
Inscription.

This flagpole was erected and dedicated
on June 14, 1986
through the determination of
Robert F. Beal, Jr., Vietnam Veteran
and kind generosity of Thomas Hastings

In memory of the
POW/MIA’s still held in Southeast Asia

With the continued support of:
Hingham Conservation Commission
VFW Post 6053 – Bob Cusack, Commander
The Citizens of Hingham

These flags will continue to fly 24 hours a day until
the complete disposition of all POW/MIA’s is resolved

Brothers, You Are Not Forgotten


 
Erected 1986 by Town of Hingham and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 42° 14.745′ N, 70° 53.008′ W. Marker is in Hingham, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County. Memorial is at the intersection of Summer Street (Massachusetts Route 3A) and Water Street, on the left when traveling east on Summer Street. Marker is at POW/MIA Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hingham MA 02043, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Reverend Peter Hobart (approx. ¼ mile away); Hingham Massachusetts (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Ship Church
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Samuel Lincoln House (approx. half a mile away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. half a mile away); Paragon Park (approx. 2.2 miles away); Hull (approx. 2.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hingham.
 
Also see . . .  The POW/MIA Flag. (Submitted on June 3, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
POW/MIA Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2018
2. POW/MIA Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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