Stanley A. Gogoj

Stanley A. Gogoj. . , P.F.C. Stanley A. Gogoj, DA13266418 of the U.S. Army, was the first soldier from the Philadelphia region reported Killed in Action during the Korean War on June 30, 1950. He was born in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia in 1929. He had attended North Catholic High School before he joined the U.S. Army in 1948., The Korean War began on June 25, 1950. P.F.C. Stanley A. Gogoj was stationed in Japan in the 71st Signal Battalion and his unit was flown over to Pusan, South Korea, on June 30, 1950. All aboard the C 54 airplane were killed when it was destroyed by a North Korean bombing strike while on the ground at Suwona Air Base., On February 24, 1991, a group of Korean War veterans founded the Philadelphia Korean War Veterans Association at Amvets Post 100, 4009 "O" Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124. On June 9, 1991, the Post was named the Philadelphia Korean War Veterans Association of Philadelphia, PFC Stanley A. Gogoj, Chapter No. 38, Inc. after him to honor him., On June 25, 1991, members from PFC Stanley A. Gogoj, Chapter No. 38, Inc. had Resolution No. 1154 passed by the City Council of Philadelphia and declared June 25, 1991, as Korean War Day in Philadelphia. They also established a Korean War Memorial in Philadelphia which was sponsored by Councilman Francis Rafferty, City Council of Philadelphia., On February 11, 1992, members from PFC Stanley A. Gogoj, Chapter No. 38, appeared before Fairmount Park Commission wishing to install a war memorial within area of I-95 cover, west side of Delaware Avenue, bordered on the west by Mattis (2nd Street) from Dock Street to Spruce Street. On May 13, 1992, Fairmount Park Commission approved the veterans request to install a concrete pedestal announcing the location where the memorial will be built. The marker was dedicated on June 30, 1992. The Vitetta Group was chosen to design the memorial., On March 21, 1994, the Philadelphia Korean War Memorial was copyrighted under P.F.C. Stanley A. Gogoj, Chapter No. 38 Inc. in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. under title [unreadable]., On June 22, 2002 the Philadelphia Korean War Memorial was constructed by John J. White Company and dedicated at Fairmont and Dock Streets, Penn's Landing.