Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

In Honor of the Chosin Few Combatants of the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir

North Korea November & December 1950

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 28, 2022

1. In Honor of the Chosin Few Combatants of the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir Marker

Inscription.
15,000 Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force, British Royal Marines & South Koreans successfully fought ten divisions of Chinese & North Koreans in the most severe blizzard of 100 years, destroying 8 divisions & rendering 2 divisions ineffective. This national veteran's group is the recipient of 17 Medals of Honor, 70 Navy Crosses, plus many other distinguished service medals. The most medals ever given for any single U.S. military battle. Historians record this as the most violent battle of modern warfare in American military history. We are an eternal band of brothers, bonded in the blood of a forgotten battle, in a forgotten war. The cost of joining our ranks is beyond all earthly wealth.

Erected 2005 by Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Valley Chapter of the Chosin Few.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1950.

Location. 35° 2.149′ N, 85° 17.325′ W. Memorial is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It can be reached from Memorial Circle of Honor 0.2 miles south of Bailey Avenue, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located on Memorial Circle of Honor in the Chattanooga National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1200 Bailey Avenue, Chattanooga TN 37404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sailor Rest Your Oars (here, next to this marker); The Greatest Generation (here, next to this marker); Navy Seabees (here, next to this marker); 29th Infantry Division (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Military Widows (a few steps from this marker); United States Merchant Marine Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 28, 2022

2. In Honor of the Chosin Few Combatants of the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir Marker

Memorial is in the center.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on September 23, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.