Decatur in Morgan County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Korean War

— 1950-1953 —

In Memory of those who died for our country in the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 8, 2009

1. In Memory of those who died for our country in the Marker

Inscription. In Memory of those who died for our country in the Korean War
1950-1953

Otis F. Alford, Claud Greene, Jr., Thomas C. Hendrix, Paul Gentra Holloway, Richard D. McGhee, Olen Parker

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

Location. 34° 36.439′ N, 86° 59.062′ W. Memorial is in Decatur, Alabama, in Morgan County. It is on Line Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in front of the Morgan County Law Library. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Decatur AL 35602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

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

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War One (here, next to this marker); Decatur Vietnam War Monument (here, next to this marker); Morgan County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); A County Older Than The State, Morgan County (within shouting distance of this marker); Morgan County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); "Scottsboro Boys" Case Landmark Decisions (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church (USA) (approx. ¼ mile away); First Baptist Church Decatur, Alabama (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Decatur.

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Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 8, 2009

2. In Memory of those who died for our country in the Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 800 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.