Pineville in Rapides Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Korean War Memorial
Korean War
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The Korean War - June 25, 1950 - July, 1953
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Photographed by Dave W, May 18, 2022
1. Korean War / The Korean Was - June 25, 1950 - July, 1953 side of marker
[Side 1]
[Map of the Korean Peninsula with key cities and numbered timeline of major events during the war]
1. North Korea invades South Korea
Naval Battle off Chumunjin
3. Battle of Osan
4. Battle of Taejon
5. First all-jet air battle
6. Battle of Naktong Bulge
7. Inchon Landing
8. Pusan Perimeter Breakout
9. Battle Sukchon Airborne Operation
10. Battle of Unsan Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) enters War
11. Battle of Chosin Reservoir
12. Battle of Kunu Ri
13. Wonson Hungnam Campaign
14. Naval siege of Wonson
15. Operations Killer & Ripper CCF Repelled
16. Battle for the Punchbowl
17. Battle of Cloody Ridge
18. Battle for Old Baldy
19. Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
20. Black Tuesday Ari Battle over Namsi
21. Battle of T-Bone Hill
22. Battle of Pork Chop Hill
23. Siege of Outpost Harry
24. Chorwan Valley Attack
25. Nevada Cities Outpost
26. Armistice Signed
27. Bog Switch POWs released
[Side 2]
Erected by those who served in honor of the more than 34,000 Americans who made the supreme sacrifice
Erected 2005 by Korean
this page online
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.
Location. 31° 19.962′ N, 92° 24.8′ W. Memorial is in Pineville, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish. It is on Louisiana Route 28 east of Hembling Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2450 Rte 28, Pineville LA 71360, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Louisiana and in Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kees Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson Highway
Photographed by Dave W, May 18, 2022
2. The Korean Was - June 25, 1950 - July, 1953 side of marker
Photographed by Dave W, May 18, 2022
3. Korean War / The Korean Was - June 25, 1950 - July, 1953 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 9, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
