Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
POW/MIA
Photographed By S B, circa February 5, 2008
1. MIA / POW Marker
symbol and flag first used after Vietnam
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
Location. 38° 40.515′ N, 121° 23.41′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. Marker can be reached from Freedom Park Road west of Watt Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: McClellan CA 95652, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Base Headquarters (approx. 0.9 miles away); McClellan Air Force Base (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named McClellan Air Force Base (approx. 0.9 miles away); Walerga Assembly Center (approx. 2.2 miles away); First Transcontinental Railroad (approx. 2.9 miles away); Frank C. Freer (approx. 3 miles away); Dr. Alister MacKenzie (approx. 3 miles away); Michael Mac McDonagh (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.
More about this marker. The monument is located at Freedom Park next to the Aerospace Museum and close to the playground - picnic area.
Regarding POW/MIA. Remembering the 20,553 KIA, 2,500 MIA, and 587 POWs who fought in Vietnam through the 1960's.
Photographed By S B, circa February 5, 2008
2. Freedom Park
this page online
Photographed By S B, February 5, 2008
3. McClellan Aerospace Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2012, by S B of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 560 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2012, by S B of Sacramento, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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