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Korean War Memorial

Shippensburg Area Roster

— 25 June 1950 • 27 July 1953 —

 
 
Korean War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2016
1. Korean War Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Died in Service
Gordon L. Eyer • Ray E. Hayes
Merle William Miller • Richard Shank

[Honor Roll of Veterans not transcribed]

Supplemental Roster
World War II

[Honor Roll of Veterans not transcribed]

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, Korean.
 
Location. 40° 2.558′ N, 77° 32.191′ W. Memorial is in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Parkway and Park Place, on the right when traveling north on Veterans Memorial Parkway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Entrance to Veterans Memorial Park, Shippensburg PA 17257, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Shippensburg (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); William C. Ashwell (approx. 0.6 miles away); Braddock Expedition (approx. 0.6 miles away); This Tablet Marks the Site of Fort Morris
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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shippensburg.
 
Korean War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2016
2. Korean War Memorial Marker
On right column
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 17, 2026