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Near Tuskahoma in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
 

Choctaw Nation War Memorial - Korea

 
 
Choctaw Nation War Memorial - Korea Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, August 21, 2022
1. Choctaw Nation War Memorial - Korea Marker
Inscription.

Amos, Morris • Bryant Jr., William • Burris, Tony ~ Medal of Honor • Cole, William • Dill, Carl • Green, Joe • Franklin, Preston • Frazier, Elam • Kaniatobe, Charles • Killingsworth, Leo • Mcclure, Jim • McCurtain, Buster • McCurtain, Isaac • Ontayabbi, Timothy • Rasha, Willie • Watson, Leonard
 
Erected by Choctaw Nation Historical Society.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesWar, Korean.
 
Location. 34° 38.453′ N, 95° 16.707′ W. Memorial is near Tuskahoma, Oklahoma, in Pushmataha County. It is on North 4355 Road 1.2 miles north of U.S. 271, on the left when traveling north. The memorial is located on the grounds of the Choctaw Nation Capitol Museum along the Choctaw History Trail. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Tuskahoma OK 74574, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Oklahoma’s Choctaw Nation. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Piney Woods, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. 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 and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Choctaw Nation War Memorial - Vietnam (a few steps from this marker); Choctaw Nation War Memorial - World War I (a few steps from this marker); Choctaw Nation War Memorial - World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); Choctaw Code Talkers (within shouting distance of this marker); Choctaw Nation War On Terrorism Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Chahta Nishkinokchi Micha Aiilli Hinushi / The Choctaw Trail of Tears and Death
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Miko Pushmataha (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chahta Nafohka / Choctaw Clothing (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuskahoma.
 
Choctaw Nation War Memorial - Korea Marker Reverse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, August 21, 2022
2. Choctaw Nation War Memorial - Korea Marker Reverse
Choctaw Nation War Memorial - Korea Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, August 21, 2022
3. Choctaw Nation War Memorial - Korea Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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