New Castle Hundred in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Korean War Veterans Memorial

The Forgotten War

— 1950-1953 —

Korean War Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 9, 2013

1. Korean War Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
33,742 K.I.A.
103,284 Wounded
8,177 Missing in Action

We shall not forget
Freedom is not free

Dedicated May 30, 2003
On the 50th anniversary of
the signing of the Armistice
In Honor of Delaware’s Fallen Heroes
Angeline, Thomas J. • Biselis, Frank • Bleen, Jerry C. • Brittingham, Paul L. • Clark, William J. • Cooke, LeRoy M. • Crawford, Samuel L. • Davis, Howard B., Jr. • DeShields, Vernon L. • DiDomenicis, William F. • Dill, Paul N. • Donahue, Joseph P. • Durney, Edward J., Jr. • Flamer, Kenneth • Fleming, Charles H., Jr. • Ford, Wayne W. • Galley, Thomas R. • Gliniak, Joseph S. • Godwin, John M. • Hairsine, Carson L. • Hanzer, Gene O. • Hare, C. J. • Henry, Paul J. • Hill, Herman T. • Hitch, Paul L. • Hutchinson, Richard D. • Irwin, Robert W. • Johnson, James • Kempen, William S. • Kidder, Calvin P. • Kimball, Timothy E. • King, Roland L. • King, Melvin B. • Knight, Carl

Layton, Laurence C. • Leyshon, David • Lockwood, William A. • McBride, James Thomas • McCullin, John G. • McGinnis, Donald L. • MacLean, Allen D. • Mays, Thomas

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C. • Messick, Charles G. • Miller, John W. • Morgan, Howard J. • Morton, Henry S. • Moss, Henry, Jr. • Owens, Perry D. • Parker, Harry T. • Petrillo, Adelchi • Pernie, Gordon • Poore, John h. • Robertson, Paul E. • Salgado, Albert M. • Shahan, Leroy • Steele, Darrell R. • Stevens, William T. • Tawes, William S. • Taylor, Richard B. • Tindall, Irvin M. • Toomey, Fred • Walker, John E. • Warfield, Lloyd R. • Weber, William J. • Whaley, Norman L. • Winnington, William P., Jr. • Wright, Charles F. • Brooks, Cliften E. • Hyslop, Kenneth C. • Pernel, James P. • Valachovic, William M.

Erected 2003.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.

Location. 39° 41.663′ N, 75° 33.004′ W. Memorial is near New Castle, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in New Castle Hundred. It can be reached from the intersection of Cherry Lane and New Castle Avenue (Delaware Route 9). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 131 Cherry Ln, New Castle DE 19720, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 9, 2013

2. Korean War Veterans Memorial

Center Detail

this memorial is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (a few steps from this marker); Garrett E. Lyons (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware & New Jersey WWII Submariners Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware - Desert Shield / Desert Storm Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware River and Bay Authority Veterans Dedication (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware Memorial Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware River and Bay Authority Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map

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3. Korean War Veterans Memorial

of all markers in New Castle.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 9, 2013

4. Korean War Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 9, 2013

5. Korean War Veterans Memorial

Left Side Detail

Photographed by Keith S Smith, August 9, 2013

6. Korean War Veterans Memorial

Right Side Detail

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 735 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on March 3, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 13, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.