Marion in Perry County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Marion Military Institute Korean War Memorial
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 28, 2018
1. Marion Military Institute Korean War Memorial
To commemorate
those alumni of
Marion Military Institute
whose lives were taken
in the Korean War
25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953
Bruce Beveridge, Jr.
Edward S. Guthrie
Frank B. Howze
William B. Slade
When you go home,
tell them of us and say,
for their tomorrow
we gave our today.
Kohima Epitaph
Erected by the Marion Military Institute.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 32° 37.382′ N, 87° 19.357′ W. Memorial is in Marion, Alabama, in Perry County. It is on Polk Street south of College Street, on the right when traveling south. Located just to left of the Baer Memorial Library. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 405 Polk Street, Marion AL 36756, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marion Military Institute Alumni Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Marion City Hall (a few steps from this marker); South College Barracks Fire of 1924 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marion Military Institute (approx. Ό mile away); Lincoln Normal School (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Lincoln Normal School (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Congregational Church of Marion
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 28, 2018
2. Marion Military Institute Korean War Memorial (rear)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 28, 2018
3. Memorial on left, next to the Baer Memorial Library.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
