Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
POW✯MIA Monument
You Are Not Forgotten
Dedicated to all
Our Nation's
POW ✯ MIA
Past – Present
Fort Benning Sergeants Major Association
18 September 2004
Rear
World War I
06 Apr 1917 – 11 Nov 1918
POW-7,470 MIA-116,108
World War II
07 Dec 1941 – 02 Sept 1945
POW-124,079 MIA-30,314
Cold War
02 Sept 1945 – 21 Aug 1991
POW-Classified MIA-343
Korean War
25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953
POW-7,140 MIA-8,177
Vietnam
08 July 1959 – 27 Jan 1973
POW-2,583 MIA-3,000 6,000
USS Pueblo
23 Jan 1968 – 23 Dec 1968
POW-82
Grenada
25 Oct 1983 – 02 Nov 1983
MIA-4
Persian Gulf War
16 Jan 1991 – 27 Feb 1991
MIA-52
Somalia
02 Dec 1992 – 15 Sept 1994
POW-6 MIA-2
Erected 2004 by Fort Benning Sergeants Major Association.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 32° 27.873′ N, 84° 59.467′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. Memorial is on West 10th Street east of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Located in front of the Columbus Government Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 West 10th Street, Columbus GA 31901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Confederate Hospitals (within shouting distance of this marker); Red Jacket (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of Georgia's Woman Suffrage Movement (within shouting distance of this marker); Ladies Defender (within shouting distance of this marker); Primus King and the Civil Rights Movement (within shouting distance of this marker); Springer Opera House (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Thomas H. Brewer (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Columbus Symphony Orchestra (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 734 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.