La Plata in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Korean Conflict Memorial
In memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice
To those from Charles County who died in the Korean Conflict June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953
Alexander A. Blackhall Purcell Gardiner, Jr. James A. Kearny George W. Oliver Monroe R. Swann Alfred J. Ward James W. Wills, Jr.
Erected by American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 38° 32.273′ N, 76° 58.992′ W. Memorial is in La Plata, Maryland, in Charles County. It is on Crain Highway (U.S. 301) south of Hawthorne Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6330 Crain Highway, La Plata MD 20646, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Southern Maryland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lebanon / Grenada Conflict Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); Vietnam Conflict Memorial (here, next to this marker); War on Terror Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Enlisted Military Memorial (here, next to this marker); September 11 Memorial
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
