Macon in Macon County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 21, 2025
1. Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial
In remembrance of those who paid the supreme sacrifice in service to our country
KOREA June 1950 - January 1955
Junior Coram · 22 July 1950 Wallace Evans Jr. · 29 July 1950
John R. McDuffee · 11 Aug. 1950 Harold W. Harris · 5 Sept. 1950
Johnny C. Graham · 2 Dec. 1950 Billy S. Ward · 12 Aug. 1952
Bobbie C. Franks · 16 June 1954 Roy Dean Richardson · 19 June 1954
VIETNAM December 1961 - May 1975
Merle Deanne Turner · 4 Sept. 1967 Robert Allen Anspach · 11 Sept. 1967
Bobby Joe Winkler · 2 Jan. 1968 Noble Thomas Head · 27 Oct 1968
Robert Bruce Maddox · 11 Feb. 1969 Thomas John Cross · 1 Jan. 1970
Edward Lee Reynolds · 18 Sept. 1970 Roger Lee Christensen · 5 Dec. 1971
Charles Robert Hearrold · 2 Feb. 1973
[Armed Services Emblems]
Presented May 1985
Erected 1985 by the People of Macon County.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam.
Location. 39° 44.523′ N, 92° 28.38′ W. Memorial is in Macon, Missouri, in Macon County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street
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Regionally, this memorial is in North Missouri. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Freedom Will Never Be Free (here, next to this marker); Macon Kiwanis U.S. Bi-Centennial Time Capsule (a few steps from this marker); 3rd Courthouse in Macon County (a few steps from this marker); Macon County World War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Macon County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Macon Sesquicentennial Time Capsule (approx. Ό mile away); Macon (approx. 1½ miles away); Bevier & Southern Locomotive No. 112 (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 21, 2025
2. Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 30 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
