South Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

South Boston Korean War Memorial

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 17, 2024

1. South Boston Korean War Memorial

Inscription. South Boston Korean War Memorial
They will always be remembered

1950 Honor Roll 1955
Buttinsky, Anthony F. U.S.A. • Drennan, Robert E. U.S.M.C. • Ehlers, Kenneth F. U.S.A. • Fay, Frank G. U.S.A. • Fennessey, Richard F. U.S.A. • Foley, Paul J. U.S.M.C. • Garvey, Stanley F. U.S.A. • Horan, John R. U.S.M.C. • Lee, Lawrence, J. U.S.M.C. • Lotti, Paul J. U.S.A. • Lunn, Richard, M. U.S.A. • McMakin, Paul J. U.S.N. • Morrissey, Edmund V. U.S.A. • Mullen, Bernard J. U.S.A. • Sheehan, Francis L. U.S.A. • Stapleton, Edward D. US.A. • Tansey, Roger M. U.S.A. • Thompson, Joseph, C. U.S.A. • Toland, Donald T. U.S.M.C. • Toomey, Joseph D. U.S.A.

(back) South Boston Korean War Memorial
Honor to whom honor is due
(left flagpole) In honor of Sgt. Leonard P. Moran
U.S. Army Korean Veteran
Died in the service of his country 1-7-54
(right flagpole)
In honor of all South Boston men and women who served in Korea 1950-1955

(front right corner marker) In memoriam
James H. Lane
1934-2007
Veteran - Priest - Friend There are some people whose absence diminishes all of us permanently because they are unique, they

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

will not come our way again. Father Jim Lane was such a person.

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

Location. 42° 20.207′ N, 71° 0.578′ W. Memorial is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in South Boston. It can be reached from William J Day Boulevard east of Farragut Road, on the right when traveling east. Located on Castle Island. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: South Boston MA 02127, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Harbor Mines Explosion (within shouting distance of this marker); Bob Greene the Firefighter... (about 300 feet away, measured in a

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 17, 2024

2. South Boston Korean War Memorial

direct line); Harbor of Shame No More (about 400 feet away); Many Forts, Many Uses (about 500 feet away); From Paradise to Prison (approx. 0.2 miles away); Donald McKay Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Creating Pleasure Bay (approx. 0.2 miles away); John E. Powers (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 17, 2024

3. South Boston Korean War Memorial

(back)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 17, 2024

4. South Boston Korean War Memorial

(flagpole)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 17, 2024

5. South Boston Korean War Memorial

(left flagpole)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 17, 2024

6. South Boston Korean War Memorial

(front right corner)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 26, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.