Newport in Newport County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

The Korean Crisis

1950 - 1953

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2024

1. The Korean Crisis Memorial

Inscription.
Newport Mouns these honored dead
Joseph N. Allen • Edouard H. Caron, Jr. • Charles H. Francis • Robert E. Kelley • Frank M. Lopes • Robert J. Manuel • Alexander J. Marchese • Eugene K. Marx • Irving Munroe • Gloria J. Southern • Thomas J. Tiernan • Manuel J. Viveiros • George W. Wilson Jr.

In memory of
LtJG Francis G. palmer
June 16, 1921 - Sept. 19, 1950
U.S. Navy - Korean War
Died near Kwai Bridge

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

Location. 41° 29.489′ N, 71° 18.701′ W. Memorial is in Newport, Rhode Island, in Newport County. It is on Bull Street east of Spring Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Bull St, Newport RI 02840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dulce et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori (here, next to this marker); World War II (a few steps from this marker); The Vietnam Crisis (a few steps from this marker); Jean E. Hicks Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Townsend Industrial School (within shouting distance of this marker); Great Friends Meeting House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); White Horse Tavern (about 600 feet away); Militia Common (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 15 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 15, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.