Boxford in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Boxford Korea and Vietnam Service Memorial
Of Those Who Served Their Country
During the Korean and Vietnam Wars
Dedicated During Boxford's Tricentennial
In Memory Of
Cpl James L. Melvin, USMC
This day 26 May 1985
Post 379
Abraham, Linda L. · Bruzes, Peter V. · Alder, Kevin C. · Baker, Joseph M. Jr. · Balevre, Frank F. Jr. · Barnes, Thomas R. · Barnum, Harold L. · Barrows, Theodore A. · Bemis, John A. · Bolton, Thomas G. Jr. · Bolton, Thomas B. · Breed, David B. · Butler, Guy W. · Carson, John C. · Chadwick, Rodney P. · Colby, Edward L. Jr. · Cross, Christopher S. · Cross, Peter S. · Cuthbertson, F. Maitland · Dineen, Daniel A. · Dineen, J. Paul · Doughty, David G. · Emery, David F. · Fieldhouse, Daniel E. · Freeman, John E. · French, David R. · Frizzell, Jason D. · Frost, Willard D. · Galloway, John A. · Getchell, James R. · Gould, Leonard R. · Green, Robert L. · Haywood, Jon V. · Haywood, Peter S. · Hebb, Michael W. · Hobson, Christopher G. Jr. · Hoogerzeil, Robert P. · Inch, Bruce E. · Krisko, Brian B. · Kuczun, James R. Sr. · Latham O. Bradley · Lausten, Douglas D. · Lindsay, Harry A. · Lombard, Berton T. · Mahoney, Daniel F. · Mattraw, Charles E. · McClung, David A. · McCraine, Thomas III · Mello, Jon B. · Melvin, James L. · Melvin, John P. · Mierzykowski, Douglas T. · Millay, Donald M. · Moore, John M. III · Moore, J. Stephen · Nangle, Philip H. Jr. · Nolan, J. Scott · Noyes, John W. · Page, Joyce E. · Page, Stephen R. · Patsfall, Mark R. · Paulson, Donald E. · Paulson, William H. · Perry, Daniel C. · Perry, Frances F. Jr. · Peterson, Rolf, E. · Poor, Douglas, K. · Pratt, Richard M. · Richardson Harold K. · Richardson, Robert C. · Rollins, Arthur M. Jr. · Rollins, George W. · Roukes, Jeffery A. · Russell, Gordon A. · Sayer, Stephan A. · Scheuerman, Ricard U. · Schott, Ralph P. II · Scranton, Richard L. · Sederquest, Eric S. · Shappell, William C. · Sibley, John B. · Sibley, Richard P. Jr. · Sibley, William C. · Smallman, Alan R. · Smith, Richard D. · Sweeney, James P. · Tarleton, William W. · Templer, Steven R. · Van Sickler, Edward P. · Wade, Bruce E. · Wade, John S. · Wade, Paul E. · Waring, Kurt E. · Webster, K. Shedd · Whittemore, Herbert H. · Williams, Alan J. · Wood, David F. · Woodbury, E. Arthur Jr. · Woodbury, Robert M.
Erected 1985 by American Legion Post 379.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 42° 39.635′ N, 70° 59.827′ W. Marker is in Boxford, Massachusetts, in Essex County. Memorial is at the intersection of Topsfield Road and Elm and Main Streets, on the left when traveling west on Topsfield Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boxford MA 01921, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Parson Capen House (approx. 2.7 miles away); First Town Meeting (approx. 4˝ miles away); Boxford Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away); Boxford Remembers the World War (approx. 4.7 miles away); Col. Thomas Knowlton (approx. 4.7 miles away); Goodrich Massacre (approx. 6 miles away); Village Training Field (approx. 6.7 miles away); Deacon Nathaniel Ingersoll (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boxford.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2015, by Harry Lindsay of Boxford, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 363 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on January 8, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 4, 2015, by Harry Lindsay of Boxford, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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