Hingham Center in Plymouth County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Korean War

1950 - 1955

Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, May 4, 2026

1. Korean War Marker

Inscription. Korean War
1950 - 1955
Theirs was the Supreme Sacrifice
Richard F. Powers
Victor H. Rhodes

Erected by Town of Hingham.

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

Location. 42° 13.929′ N, 70° 52.776′ W. Memorial is in Hingham, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County. It is in Hingham Center. It is at the intersection of Common Street and Middle Street, on the left when traveling east on Common Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Hingham MA 02043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the South Shore.

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: These Trees and This Stone (here, next to this marker); In Memoriam to Hingham’s War Dead

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(here, next to this marker); Vietnam War (a few steps from this marker); Hingham Center Training Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Almshouse (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Buttonwood Tree (about 600 feet away); Second Almshouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Great Abolitionist Pic Nic of 1844 (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hingham.

Hingham War Memorials image. Click for full size.

Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, May 4, 2026

2. Hingham War Memorials

Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, May 4, 2026

3. Hingham War Memorials

Vietnam, WWII, WWI & Korean War Memorials.
Common Street behind them.

Vietnam, WWII, WWI & Korean War Memorials image. Click for full size.

Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, May 4, 2026

4. Vietnam, WWII, WWI & Korean War Memorials

Middle Street to the left, Common Street to the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 4, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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