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Haywood County Korean War Memorial

 
 
Haywood County Korean War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, January 9, 2019
1. Haywood County Korean War Memorial
Inscription.
Korean War
June 25 1950
July 27 1953

Cogdill, Kenneth C. • Conard, Lester • Green, Grover G. • Hollifield, James R. • Messer, Rayford K. • Saunders, James • Hannah, Jack L. • Welch, William C., Jr. • Brown, Charles • Rhinehart, Billy C. • Morgan, Arnold L. • Wilson, Charles B. • Israel, Paul e.

Coleman, William N. • Dolen, Bobby J. • Headrick, Herman • Sanford, Bobby R. • Cagle, Erastus E. • Wood, Gerald D. • Burgess, Charles E. • Sizemore, Zemera V. • Miller, Bobby • Rogers, Gerald F. • Messer, Billy • Stiles, Frank E. • Sutton, John R.

Bravely they sacrificed Gratefully we remember

 
Erected 2003 by Citizens of Haywood County.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
 
Location. 35° 29.556′ N, 82° 59.223′ W. Memorial is in Waynesville, North Carolina, in Haywood County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (Business U.S. 23) and Depot Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Memorial is in front of the Haywood County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 215 N Main St, Waynesville NC 28786, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Mountains, specifically in Greater Asheville, and in the Great Smoky Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker
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: Haywood County Veterans Monument (here, next to this marker); Century Vault (a few steps from this marker); Haywood County Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); First American Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Haywood County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); N.C. Education Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Arch (within shouting distance of this marker); Haywood County Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesville.
 
Haywood County Korean War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, January 9, 2019
2. Haywood County Korean War Memorial
Featured marker is second from left.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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Jun. 29, 2026