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Fort Benning in Chattahoochee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Sukchon & Sunchon, Korea

UN Offensive of 1950

— 20, 21 Оct 1950 —

 
 
Sukchon & Sunchon, Korea Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2026
1. Sukchon & Sunchon, Korea Marker
Inscription.
187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team

HHC, 187TH ABN INF REGT
-Infantry-
187TH ABN INF REGT
-Artillery-
674TH ABN FLD ARTY BN
-Combat Support-
ABN ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTY BTRY, 187TH ARCT
A CO. 127TH ABN ENGR BN
QM PRCHT MAINT CO, 187TH ARCT (Marker Number 13.)
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
 
Location. 32° 21.259′ N, 84° 58.191′ W. Memorial is in Fort Benning, Georgia, in Chattahoochee County. It is on Burr Street east of Chesney Street, on the left when traveling east. Located at the Airborne Battle Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Benning GA 31905, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont and in Greater Columbus. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate
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States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Munsan-Ni, Korea (here, next to this marker); Clandestine Forces (a few steps from this marker); Oran, Algeria (a few steps from this marker); Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea (a few steps from this marker); 505th Parachute Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lynching of Private Felix Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); George Watson Field (approx. 0.4 miles away); Indianhead Housing Area (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Benning.
 
Regarding Sukchon & Sunchon, Korea.
[Abbreviations]
HHC = Headquarters and Headquarters Company; ABN=Airborne; INF=Infantry; REGT=Regiment
FLD=Field; BN=Battalion; ARTY=Artillery;
ARCT=Airborne Regimental Combat Team; ENGR=Engineer; QM=QuarterMaster; PRCHT=Parachute

 
Also see . . .  Battle of Yongyu - Wikipedia article. (Submitted on April 13, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
 
Sukchon & Sunchon, Korea Marker (2nd from left) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2026
2. Sukchon & Sunchon, Korea Marker (2nd from left)
The Airborne Battle Memorial at Fort Benning. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2026
3. The Airborne Battle Memorial at Fort Benning.
Airborne Battle Memorial map at Fort Benning. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2026
4. Airborne Battle Memorial map at Fort Benning.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 13, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
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