Susquehanna Township near Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Korean War Memorial

1950 - 1955

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 15, 2024

1. Korean War Memorial Dedication

Inscription.

Korean War Memorial. Dedicated to those who served, [Armed Services Emblems] [Outline map of Korean peninsula], Richard Baker . Cornilee Banks . John Bergstresser George Berrier Jr. . Howard Beyer . Keith Biery . Robert Biery John T. Bonitz Jr. . Robert E. Boal . Edward Book . Robert Booker Charles Bordner (KIA) . Fred Bowers . John Bowers . Marlin R. Boyer William Brady . Clarence Bricker . Richard Bubb . Robert Bubb . Cesidio Camplese . John Christ . Guy Crall Theodore T. Buyer . William H. Corl Jr. . Paul W. Forbes Jr. . John DeMarco . Richard E. Denison . Jeri Donadee John Emanual . James Erb . Lloyd E. Eslinger . Homer C. Evitts Jr. . Earl Fasolt . Gerald Fasolt . Robert L. Fissel Lester Folk . Willie Folk . Jasper Folks . Melvin Folks . Robert Folks . Raymond Frank . James Fuller . William Geary Carl E. Giddings . Charles Giddings . George Giddings . Robert L. Fegley . Donald Garman . Harvey Harman George Grimes . Eugene R. Gumpher . Kenneth S. Hain . Ralph A. Hain Jr. . Harold Hammaker . Marlin C. Harman James C. Hartman . George Heckman . Paul Helm William Herman . Theodore Hess . Bruce Hoffman Wilbur Holtzman . James R. Hoover . John Horner Robert Horner . John Hubler . Sinclair Ingram Theodore Jackson . Lester Johns . Jerry Johnson Lee R. Johnson . Dale Lowry . Gerald Lowry William J. Leib . Raymond Joppy . Robert Joppy Charles Kannegieser . Walter Kegler Jr. Donald P. Knackstedt . Albert S. Knull Jr. Marlin Knull . Roy D. Knupp Jr. . George Kreider Harry Leitner . Richard Leitner . Ronald Lester William E. Lindsay Jr. . Robert Longacre Harry W. Longenecker . Leonard Madden Richard D. May . Claude Metz . John Minito William J. Minito . Jack McCarthy . Eleanor L. McElheny Norman McClain . Samuel Lester . Kenneth Prayer Marlin S. McElheny . William McWhite Jr. . Merlin Miller Richard Montgomery . Stanley J. Moore Wendell Morgenthaler . Gilbert Otto . Willis G. Page James E. Parker . Richard D. Parson . Robert B. Parson John Patterson . Asa Payne . Thomas E. Peck Earl L. Platt . John R. Pontius . Richard R. Rabold Glenn Robinson . Paul R. Reed . Charles E. Reitzel Earl Reynolds . Thomas Reynolds . Victor Reynolds Morton Spencer . John T. Turski Jr. . Dale Wade William Reynolds . Floyd Rice . Alfred Rivers Jack Rivers . William W. Rudy . Gilbert Scheibelhut Chester Shepler . Jack Simmons . John Simpson Ronald Sowers . Samuel Sowers . Wilburn H. Spangler Leslie Speaks . Howard Spradley . Roger A. Swalm (KIA) Charles T. Sweigard . Lester E. Travitz . Charles Trimmer Donald Uhazie . Joseph E. Weaver . John F. Wenrich Lindy Wiest . Alton Willoughby . John Zeiders Dewitt Wood . William Wood, KOREA 1950 - 1955. 38TH PARALLEL - The dividing line between North and South Korea. CHOSIN RESERVOIR - Marine and Army Forces begin a 13 day, 78 mile withdrawal to the port city of Hungnam. Over 105,000 Troops and 91,000 Civilians were evacuated by the U.S. Navy. INCHON HARBOR - Where General McArthur landed Marines to cut off retreating Chinese forces and retake Seoul, the South Korean capital PUSAN - Port city in South Korea. The last American stronghold for U.S. Forces before the buildup of U.N. Troops. PYONGYANG - Over 100 U.S. prisoners were massacred by the Chinese, Most were captured at the Pusan perimeter. HELL FIRE VALLEY - British Commandos, U.S. Marines and Soldiers surrendered after being ambushed and surrounded. TREADWAY BRIDGE Main supply line bridge blown up by Chinese. Treadway Bridge was dropped by air and installed by Army Engineers allowing withdrawal to continue. KIMPO AIR BASE - Air Force base used by F-86 Sabres and supply planes for U.S. troops. MIG ALLEY - Territory over Korea and China where first jet plane combat took place between F-86 Sabres and Russian built MIG-15. Some were flown by Russian pilots. PANMUNJOM VILLAGE - Site of the truce talks which lasted more than two years. Prisoners wishing to return home were released., This conflict saw the beginning of jet fighters in combat, helicopters for troop and medical support, and the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital or MASH.

Dedicated to
those who served

[Armed Services Emblems]
[Outline map of Korean peninsula]

Richard Baker • Cornilee Banks • John Bergstresser
George Berrier Jr. • Howard Beyer • Keith Biery • Robert Biery
John T. Bonitz Jr. • Robert E. Boal • Edward Book • Robert Booker
Charles Bordner (KIA) • Fred Bowers • John Bowers • Marlin R. Boyer
William Brady • Clarence Bricker • Richard Bubb • Robert Bubb • Cesidio Camplese • John Christ • Guy Crall
Theodore T. Buyer • William H. Corl Jr. • Paul W. Forbes Jr. • John DeMarco • Richard E. Denison • Jeri Donadee
John Emanual • James Erb • Lloyd E. Eslinger • Homer C. Evitts Jr. • Earl Fasolt • Gerald Fasolt • Robert L. Fissel
Lester Folk • Willie Folk • Jasper Folks • Melvin Folks • Robert Folks • Raymond Frank • James Fuller • William Geary
Carl E. Giddings • Charles Giddings • George Giddings • Robert L. Fegley • Donald Garman • Harvey Harman
George Grimes • Eugene R. Gumpher • Kenneth S. Hain • Ralph A. Hain Jr. • Harold Hammaker • Marlin C. Harman
James C. Hartman • George Heckman • Paul Helm
William Herman • Theodore Hess • Bruce Hoffman
Wilbur Holtzman • James

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R. Hoover • John Horner
Robert Horner • John Hubler • Sinclair Ingram
Theodore Jackson • Lester Johns • Jerry Johnson
Lee R. Johnson • Dale Lowry • Gerald Lowry
William J. Leib • Raymond Joppy • Robert Joppy
Charles Kannegieser • Walter Kegler Jr.
Donald P. Knackstedt • Albert S. Knull Jr.
Marlin Knull • Roy D. Knupp Jr. • George Kreider
Harry Leitner • Richard Leitner • Ronald Lester
William E. Lindsay Jr. • Robert Longacre
Harry W. Longenecker • Leonard Madden
Richard D. May • Claude Metz • John Minito
William J. Minito • Jack McCarthy • Eleanor L. McElheny
Norman McClain • Samuel Lester • Kenneth Prayer
Marlin S. McElheny • William McWhite Jr. • Merlin Miller
Richard Montgomery • Stanley J. Moore
Wendell Morgenthaler • Gilbert Otto • Willis G. Page
James E. Parker • Richard D. Parson • Robert B. Parson
John Patterson • Asa Payne • Thomas E. Peck
Earl L. Platt • John R. Pontius • Richard R. Rabold
Glenn Robinson • Paul R. Reed • Charles E. Reitzel
Earl Reynolds • Thomas Reynolds • Victor Reynolds
Morton Spencer • John T. Turski Jr. • Dale Wade
William Reynolds • Floyd Rice • Alfred Rivers
Jack Rivers • William

Korean War Memorial Honor Roll image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 15, 2024

2. Korean War Memorial Honor Roll

W. Rudy • Gilbert Scheibelhut
Chester Shepler • Jack Simmons • John Simpson
Ronald Sowers • Samuel Sowers • Wilburn H. Spangler
Leslie Speaks • Howard Spradley • Roger A. Swalm (KIA)
Charles T. Sweigard • Lester E. Travitz • Charles Trimmer
Donald Uhazie • Joseph E. Weaver • John F. Wenrich
Lindy Wiest • Alton Willoughby • John Zeiders
Dewitt Wood • William Wood

KOREA 1950 - 1955
38TH PARALLEL - The dividing line between North and South Korea.
CHOSIN RESERVOIR - Marine and Army Forces begin a 13 day, 78 mile withdrawal to the port city of Hungnam. Over 105,000 Troops and 91,000 Civilians were evacuated by the U.S. Navy.
INCHON HARBOR - Where General McArthur landed Marines to cut off retreating Chinese forces and retake Seoul, the South Korean capital
PUSAN - Port city in South Korea. The last American stronghold for U.S. Forces before the buildup of U.N. Troops.
PYONGYANG - Over 100 U.S. prisoners were massacred by the Chinese, Most were captured at the Pusan perimeter.
HELL FIRE VALLEY - British Commandos, U.S. Marines and Soldiers surrendered after being ambushed and surrounded.
TREADWAY BRIDGE Main supply line bridge

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 15, 2024

3. Korean War Memorial Honor Roll

blown up by Chinese. Treadway Bridge was dropped by air and installed by Army Engineers allowing withdrawal to continue.
KIMPO AIR BASE - Air Force base used by F-86 Sabres and supply planes for U.S. troops.
MIG ALLEY - Territory over Korea and China where first jet plane combat took place between F-86 Sabres and Russian built MIG-15. Some were flown by Russian pilots.
PANMUNJOM VILLAGE - Site of the truce talks which lasted more than two years. Prisoners wishing to return home were released.

This conflict saw the beginning of jet fighters in combat, helicopters for troop and medical support, and the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital or MASH.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.

Location. 40° 17.649′ N, 76° 51.376′ W. Memorial is near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Susquehanna Township. It is on Gene Cook Way south of Elmerton Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Monument is in Susquehanna Township Veterans Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1955 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 15, 2024

4. Korean War Memorial Honor Roll

PA 17109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Susquehanna Township World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial Garden (a few steps from this marker); Ralph W. Abele (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); The Freedom Tree (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.

Korean War Memorial Timeline Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 15, 2024

5. Korean War Memorial Timeline Marker

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6. Korean War Memorial

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7. Korean War Memorial Engraving

Susquehanna Township Veterans Park Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 15, 2024

8. Susquehanna Township Veterans Park Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on December 10, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.