Blytheville in Mississippi County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Mississippi County Korean War Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 6, 2022

1. Mississippi County Korean War Memorial

Inscription.

In memoriam to those men from Mississippi County who gave their lives in the Korean War
1950-1953

Capt. William O. Boyd · Pvt. William H. Charles · Sgt. Louis A. Webb · Cpl. Billy L. Crain · PFC. Duane Brown · Pvt. Billy L. Hopper · PFC. Gerald L. Perry · PFC. Billy R. Aven · PFC. Robert L. Sival · Sgt. G. D. Hollins · Pvt. James E. Wood · Lt. George F. Aderson · Pvt. E. W. Duncan · Lt. Elliott B. Sarian Jr. · Lt. Arthur P. Olson · PFC. Charles G. Parrish · Cpl. Charles L. Reece · PFC. John C. Lasater · Robert L. Willis CM2/C · Richard E. Willis S/App

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

Location. 35° 55.723′ N, 89° 54.301′ W. Memorial is in Blytheville, Arkansas, in Mississippi County. It is at the intersection of West Walnut Street and North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on West Walnut Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 W Walnut St, Blytheville AR 72315, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Arkansas Delta,

in Crowley’s Ridge,

and in the Mississippi

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Alluvial Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memoriam to those Men From Mississippi County Who Gave Their Lives in The Viet Nam War (here, next to this marker); Medal of Honor (a few steps from this marker); Blytheville Black Commercial Historic District (approx. ¼ mile away); United States of America (approx. ¼ mile away); Brave Men from the 97th Bombardment Wing (approx. 3.8 miles away).

Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 11, 2022

2. Mississippi County Korean War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 8, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 2. submitted on December 15, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.