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

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Truth•Honor•Service
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

Rear
Truth•Honor•Service

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. Marker is in Marion, Alabama, in Perry County. Memorial 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 405 Polk Street, Marion AL 36756, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

Marion Military Institute Korean War Memorial (rear) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 28, 2018

2. Marion Military Institute Korean War Memorial (rear)

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(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. ¼ mile away); Lincoln Normal School (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Congregational Church of Marion (approx. half a mile away); The Alabama Baptist (approx. half a mile away); Siloam Baptist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Memorial on left, next to the Baer Memorial Library. image. Click for full size.

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 210 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.