Holyoke in Hampden County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Korean Veterans Memorial Plaza

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 30, 2012

1. Korean Veterans Memorial Plaza Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the memory and honor of those men from Holyoke who gave their lives in the Korean Conflict
1950-1955
Norman Brissette • William G. Carroll • Anthony J. Castro • Roland V. Charpentier • Richard F. Donoghue • Roland J. Dostie • Robert O. Fountain • Harry Fournier • Gerald J. Gagne • Frank M. Geraghty • Jules Hauterman, Jr. • Harold J. Kane • Roland E. LaFleur • James R. Law • Ferdinand J. McClure, Jr. • Martin R. Narey • James C. Reynolds • Edward H. Seavey • William J. Shaughnessy • Christopher H. Slater • James M. Sullivan • Harlan E. Talley • Arthur J. Thibault

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

Location. 42° 12.517′ N, 72° 36.467′ W. Memorial is in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in Hampden County. It is on Hampden Street west of Maple Street, on the left when traveling west. Monument plaza is located on the north end of Holyoke's Hampden Park bounded by Maple, Chestnut, Hampden and Dwight Streets. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Holyoke MA 01040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Knowledge Corridor,

in Pioneer Valley,

and in Greater Springfield.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

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: Vietnam (here, next to this marker); Civil War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line);

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Fred M. Smith Memorial Green (approx. 0.7 miles away); South Hadley Vietnam Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); South Hadley World War II Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); South Hadley Korean Conflict Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Sheard Playground (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Holyoke.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 30, 2012

2. Korean Veterans Memorial Plaza Marker

Looking toward Maple Street

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 744 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2012, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.