Charlestown in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Korean Defense Service Memorial
Photographed by Marc Posner, July 11, 2024
1. Korean Defense Service Memorial
Dedicated to all Korean Defense Service Veterans who served in defense of the Korean Peninsula and to all who paid the ultimate sacrifice from July 28, 1954 to present.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 42° 22.47′ N, 71° 3.212′ W. Memorial is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Charlestown. It is at the intersection of Terry Ring and 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Terry Ring. Located in the Charlestown Naval Shipyard Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Charlestown MA 02129, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. 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, 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: Massachusetts Korean War Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Catherine Filene Shouse Building (within shouting distance of this marker); David M. Whelan (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Liquid Sunshine (about 300 feet away); Birthplace of ASNT (about 500 feet away); Working in the Yard (about 600 feet away); The Yard as Home (about 600 feet away); "Old Ironsides" in Dry Dock 1 (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
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Photographed by Marc Posner, July 11, 2024
2. Korean Defense Service Memorial
Adjacent to Massachusetts Korean War Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
