Clair-Mel City in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Green Beach Point of Incheon Landing Operation
Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
1. The Green Beach Point of Incheon Landing Operation Marker
This stone from the invasion beach at Incheon was provided by the City of Incheon, South Korea as a tangible reminder of the sacrifices made by the United States military to protect the freedom of a sovereign country.
Erected by Hillsborough County.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 27° 58.559′ N, 82° 21.768′ W. Memorial is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Clair-Mel City. It can be reached from U.S. 301 0.2 miles south of East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located within Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3602 N US Highway 301, Tampa FL 33619, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, 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: Lt. Baldomero Lopez (here, next to this marker); Korean Mother (a few steps from this marker); Douglas MacArthur (a few steps from this marker); Army Otter - Caribou Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Richard Dick Arens, Major USAF (Ret) (a few steps from this marker); American Soldier
this page online
Also see . . . MacArthurs Brilliant Landing at Inchon, Korea. Warfare History Network website entry (Submitted on October 27, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
via Naval History and Heritage Command, 1950
2. Inchon Landing (Operation Chromite)
Naval History and Heritage Command website entry:
Four LSTs unload men and equipment while high and dry at low tide on Inchon's Red Beach, 16 September 1950, the day after the initial landings there.
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Four LSTs unload men and equipment while high and dry at low tide on Inchon's Red Beach, 16 September 1950, the day after the initial landings there.
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
3. The Green Beach Point of Incheon Landing Operation Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 12, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 2. submitted on October 27, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on March 12, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
