York in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Korean War Veterans Memorial

The Forgotten War

— June 25 1950 - July 27 1953 —

Korean War Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022

1. Korean War Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
In honor and in remembrance of the 6900 valiant York County men and women who answered the call of their country to defend the freedom of South Korea from the threat of Communism

Lest we forget
Freedom is not free

York County

64
Killed in Action

6
Prisoners of War
U.S. military personnel who died in Korean War
Altland, Comer L. • Baer, Harry W. • Ballard, Roger • Barnhart, Dale G. • Baxley, George V. • Beard, Harold E. Jr. • Beltz, Harry S. Jr. • Blaebaum, Robert D. • Bortner, Palmer C. • Briggs, Rodney M. • Burkett, Eugene B. • Clouser, Earl S. • Copenheaver, Walter • Cornies, Henry J. Jr. • Dern, Robert D. • Dittenhaffer, Clyde M. • Etter, Ray W. • Fetrow, Grant R. • Franklin, James L. • Garner, Ralph E. • Garrett, Charles J. • Gladfelter, John E. • Goodyear, William P. • Greenwell, George G. • Hagarman, Ralph S. Jr. • Haldeman, Thomas R. • Hammer, Charles R. • Hartlaub, Edwin D. • Hawkins, Robert W. • Hoover, Albert K. • Iddings, Paul J. Jr. • Jenkins, Francis R. • KArst, August F. Jr. • Kendig, John P. • Klinefelter, Joseph T.

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• Kyle, John • Lewis, Jack T. • Markle, Earl H. • Markle, Floyd A. • McMinn, Victor E. • Meckley, William L. • Miller, John M. • Morris, William D. • Myers, Ronald K. • Neail, Frank E. III • Ness, Dunnick N. • Nonemaker, Richard • Phillips, Bruce K. • Sanko, Joseph D. • Schleeter, Franklin R. • Schneider, Donald P. • Shertzer, Gordon R. • Shortino, Raymond A. • Smith, John P. • Smith, Levere E. • Smith, William L. • Smyser, Michael D. • Sparks, Charles S. • Sprenkle, Charles W. • Strickler, Richard • Swartz, Harry L. • Therit, Martin L. • Wilhelm, Charles C. • Wolgamuth, Wilbur W. • Meckley, William L.

Never to be forgotten

Fallen Comrade Statue
The statue mounted on top of the monument is a life-size sculpture of a soldier kneeling at the temporary grave of a fallen comrade who was killed on the battlefield.

The grave is marked by placing the fallen soldier's rifle, with a fixed bayonet, in the ground at the soldier's right shoulder.

The soldier's helmet is placed over the butt end of the rifle stock and positioned as it would have been on the soldier's head.

The

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022

2. Korean War Veterans Memorial

soldier's dog tags, which were removed from around his neck, are hung on the rim of the helmet to identify the body.

The soldier's boots are placed next to the rifle to indicate that they will no longer be needed for his march to eternity.

When the first opportunity occurs, the soldier's body will be retrieved from the battlefield and transported to its final resting place.

Erected 2005 by York County Chapter 178, Korean War Veterans Association.

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

Location. 39° 57.656′ N, 76° 43.928′ W. Memorial is in York, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is at the intersection of West Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 74/462) and Heritage Rail Trail County Park, on the right when traveling east on West Market Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 W Market St, York PA 17401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also

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3. Korean War Veterans Memorial

in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Flowing Through Time (a few steps from this marker); Riding the Rails of History (within shouting distance of this marker); York (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain Michael Doudel's Company (within shouting distance of this marker); In the Old Court House here at York (within shouting distance of this marker); York County (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); The Articles of Confederation (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022

4. Korean War Veterans Memorial

Korean War Veterans Memorial Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022

5. Korean War Veterans Memorial Plaza

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 25, 2025

6. Korean War Veterans Memorial

Right side panel:
Lest we forget
Freedom isn't free
York County
64 Killed in Action
6 Prisoners of War

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 25, 2025

7. Korean War Veterans Memorial

Back Panel:
"Called to defend a country unknown to many and preserve the freedom of a people they had never met."

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 25, 2025

8. Korean War Veterans Memorial

Left panel:
They served by land sea & air

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 8, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 6, 7, 8. submitted on July 28, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.