Las Vistas in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
The Korean War Memorial
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 21, 2013
1. The Korean War Memorial Marker
Inscription. Side A:
We were those whom
others did not want to be.
We went where others feared to go and did
what others feared to do.
June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953
Side B:
The United States Marines
Sgt Raul B. Babasa Sgt Jesus R. Carrasco Pfc Raymond C. Hubbard Pfc William H. Jones Col Peter D. Lambrecht Pfc Alfonso E. Lopez Sgt Johnson McAfee, Jr. Sgt Norberto N. Mesa Pfc Manuel H. Moreno Pfc Pedro R. Moreno Pfc Richard L. Nickles Pfc Emilio A. Ramirez Pfc Corbett B. Robertson Cpl Alejandro E. Salinas Pfc Malcolm J. Schaeffer Pfc Gilman L. Shelton Pfc Robert Solomon Pfc Ronald D. Strommen Pfc Antonio Y. Urbalejo Cpl Gilberto U. Valdenegro Pfc Joe M. Valenzuela
United States
Air Force
Cpt Joseph M. Babasa, Jr. Maj Lawrence W. Beal Cpt Donald G. Bigham A1C Ronald A. Ganoung Cpt Robert J. Martin, Jr. Ssgt Wade McCook Ssgt Claude D. McFee, Jr. 1Lt William T. Norris Cpt Alexander B. Padilla
United States Navy
Hn Roger F. Braden Sa James R. Hudgens Rd2 Anthony C. Molina
United States Army
Pfc William D. Aviles Pvt Richard C. Benitez Pvt M. Alfredo Bracamonte
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Cpl Thomas J. Brown Pfc Ernest E. Burruel Sfc Carlos M. Cajero Sgt Raul O. Camacho Cpl James W. Carroll Pfc Glenn E. Collins Pfc Charlie L. Comolli Pvt Pablo Delgado Pfc Rudolfo V. Duarte Pfc Glen N. Dupuy 1Lt Richard O. Eiler Msgt Bertram F. Emerson Cpl Samuel R. Fowler Pvt Vernon E. Fulkerson Pvt Eddie M. Garcia Cpt William H. Gibbons Cpl Raul R. Islas 1Lt Robert T. Lindsey Pfc Frank C. Mata Cpt Albert K. Mathre Pfc Joe G. Moreno Pvt Preston Mullins, Jr. Pvt Roberto V. Nogales, Jr. Pvt Alberto Ochoa Pfc Heradio “Eddie” Ochoa Pfc Marcos M. Ochoa Pvt Ernesto A. Olea Pvt Juan P. Ortegas Cpl Arthur C. Ramirez Pfc John W. Rector Pfc Clarence Remer Pfc Edward W. Rhoads, Jr. Pfc Frank Rico Pfc Gregorio G. Sanchez Pvt Gilbert D. Saxton Pvt George P. Segura Pfc Daniel T. Sifuntes Sgt Edgar E. Smith Cpl Edward H. Smith Cpl Antonia M. Soto 1Lt Gordon M. Strong Cpl Roberto P. Teran Pfc Gerald E. Throssell Pfc William H. Walker Pfc Frank M. Ward Pfc Fred Williams
Erected 2000 by Rhoads Chapter Korean War Veterans Association.
Topics.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 21, 2013
2. The Korean War Memorial Marker
This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 32° 10.71′ N, 110° 55.889′ W. Memorial is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Las Vistas. It is on East Ajo Way near Forgeus Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the northeast corner. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2805 East Ajo Way, Tucson AZ 85713, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Sky Islands, in the Sonoran Desert, and in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Borderlands and in the Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Gadsden Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,775 times since then and 64 times this year. Last updated on May 14, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 24, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
