Selma in Dallas County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Dallas County Korean War Memorial
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 25, 2015
1. Dallas County Korean War Memorial (Front)
Front
In Honor and Memory of
our Veterans who Served in
the Korean War
1950 — 1953
✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯
Against overwhelming odds our valiant
service men and women withstood
the North Korean enemy and
drove them back to the 38th Parallel
May their Memory Live Forever
Men of Dallas County
who Died in Action during
the Korean War
1950 — 1953
Augustus V. Cunningham
George D. Gillespie, Jr.
Willie Graig
William H. Gunter
George L. Jacobs
Jonathan Kirksey
Robert H. Little
Reverend J. McMillian
Grady P. Mitchell, Jr.
John W. Steele
V.S. Velverton
Erected 1983 by Selma Chapter 61, DAV; Selma Post 3016, VFW; Selma Post No. 20, American Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, Korean.
Location. 32° 24.328′ N, 87° 2.497′ W. Memorial is in Selma, Alabama, in Dallas County. It can be reached from the intersection of Dallas Avenue (Alabama Route 22) and Rowell Drive. Located
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Regionally, this memorial is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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 New Spain, 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: Dallas County World Wars Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Take Her Down (a few steps from this marker); Dallas County Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Memorial Stadium (within shouting distance of this marker); Redoubt No. 24 (approx. half a mile away); Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument (approx. half a mile away); William Rufus de Vane King (approx. 0.6 miles away); Live Oak Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Selma.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 25, 2015
2. Dallas County Korean War Memorial (Rear)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 25, 2015
3. Dallas County War Memorial plaza.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 794 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 28, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
