West Milton in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
West Milton Korean War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 27, 2008
1. West Milton Korean War Memorial
Korean War
Memorial
1950
to
1953
5.7 Million Americans Served
55,000 Americans Killed
103,000 Were Wounded and
8200 Americans
Missing in Action
Dedicated 24 December 1988
Erected 1988 by American Legion Post 487 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8211.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Korean.
Location. 39° 57.998′ N, 84° 19.577′ W. Memorial is in West Milton, Ohio, in Miami County. It can be reached from Cemetery Drive. Marker is just east of the entrance to Riverside Cemetery, at the end of Cemetery Drive, about 600 feet east of Miami Street (Ohio Rt 48). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: West Milton OH 45383, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro, in the Miami Valley, and in the Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charles Furnas 1880- 1941 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Underground Railroad in West Milton (approx. 0.2 miles away); West Milton Friends Meeting (approx. 0.3 miles away); Milton-Union Memorial Stadium Pavilion (approx. half a mile away); 1804 Quaker Meeting House (approx.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 27, 2008
2. West Milton Korean War Memorial
Looking south, with Tipp Pike (Ohio Rt 571) road embankment in distant background.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 27, 2008
3. West Milton Korean War Memorial Flagpole
Donated by American Legion Post #487 and V.F.W. Post #8211
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 27, 2008
4. West Milton Korean Time Capsule
1776-1976
Artifacts
Open In
2076
Contents of
non-intrinsic
value
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 13, 2024
5. West Milton Korean War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,127 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 29, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on July 15, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
