Paris in Lamar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Korean War
June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
1. Korean War Memorial
Inscription.
Korean War. June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953.
Estimated totals Killed: 36,574 Wounded: 103,284
. The reasons for the Korean war were varied, complicated and involved several countries with vastly different forms of government. The war officially began on June 25, 1950, when North Korea invaded South Korea, an ally of the United States. The United States saw this as an attempt to expand communism and began military operations in July 1950. North Korea allied with China and Russia - all communist nations - while South Korea allied with the United States and other countries of the United Nations. The signing of an armistice on July 27, 1953, ended direct military action and the 38th parallel was established as the border of North and South Korea.
Estimated totals Killed: 36,574 Wounded: 103,284
The reasons for the Korean war were varied, complicated and
involved several countries with vastly different forms of
government. The war officially began on June 25, 1950, when North
Korea invaded South Korea, an ally of the United States.
The United States saw this as an attempt to expand communism
and began military operations in July 1950. North Korea allied with
China and Russia - all communist nations - while South Korea
allied with the United States and other countries of the United
Nations. The signing of an armistice on July 27, 1953, ended direct
military action and the 38th parallel was established
as the border of North and South Korea.
Erected 2016 by Henry Gene Ray.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 33° 38.378′ N, 95° 31.397′ W. Marker is in Paris, Texas, in Lamar County. Memorial can be reached from South Collegiate Drive north of Jefferson Road (County Road 1507), on the right when traveling north. Located at the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2025 South Collegiate Drive, Paris TX 75460, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. Photos at top: 45th ID; 6th Tank Battalion.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
2. Korean War Marker behind the Ring of Honor in back left.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
3. Nearby Korean War panel of names on Ring of Honor.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
4. Entrance to the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 5, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on January 8, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on January 5, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
