List of Korean War memorials explained

A number of memorials have been established to honour people who served in the Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) including :

Australia

• Korean War Memorial, Canberra
• ANZAC Square, Brisbane
• Beaudesert War Memorial
• Cairns War Memorial
• Esk War Memorial
• Gair Park
• Gympie Memorial Park
• Howard War Memorial
• Oxley War Memorial
• Queensland Korean War Memorial
• Sandgate War Memorial Park
• St Andrew's Presbyterian Memorial Church, Innisfail
• Stanthorpe Soldiers Memorial
• Strathpine Honour Board
• Toogoolawah War Memorial
• Warwick War Memorial
• Yeppoon War Memorial

Belgium

• Korean War Memorial, Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, Brussels

Canada

• Korean War Memorial Wall, Brampton, Ontario
• Trenton Cenotaph, Trenton, Ontario
• Monument to the Canadian Fallen (Korean War Memorial), Ottawa, Ontario
• National War Memorial (Canada), Ottawa, Ontario
• "Let's Go" Statue dedicated to the fallen Canadian soldiers during the Korean War, Calgary. Alberta
• Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Canada), Ottawa, Ontario

France

• Square of the UN French Battalion in Korea, Paris, 4th arrondissement
• Garden of the UN Battalion, Paris, 4th arrondissement^[1]

North Korea

• North Korea Peace Museum, Panmunjom

South Korea

• Cemetery for North Korean and Chinese Soldiers, Jajang-Ro, Papyeong-myeon, Paju
• Daejeon National Cemetery, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon
• Dabudong War Memorial Museum, Chilgok-gun Gyeongsangbuk-do
• Gapyeong Canada Monument, Gapyeong County
• Gloucester Valley Battle Monument, Jeokseong-myeon, Paju City, Gyeonggi-do
• Imjingak Memorial Park, Munsan-eup, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do^[2]
  • Second Infantry Division Memorial
  • 187th Airborne "Rakkasans" Memorial
  • Chamorros of Guam Memorial^[3]
  • Japanese American Korean War Veterans Memorial^[4]
  • Monument to US Forces in the Korean War Memorial^[5]
• Incheon Landing Operation Memorial Hall, Ongnyeon-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon
• Seoul National Cemetery, Dongjak-gu, Seoul
• United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Nam District, Busan
• War Memorial of Korea, Yongsan-dong, Seoul
• French UN Battalion memorial, Hyohaeng Park, Suwon^[6]

United Kingdom

• Korean War Memorial, London
• Scottish Korean War Memorial, Beecraigs Country Park, Torpichen, West Lothian^[7]

United States

Memorials

• Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
• Massachusetts Korean War Veterans Memorial, Charlestown Naval Shipyard, Charlestown, Massachusetts
• South Boston Korean War Memorial, Castle Island, South Boston, Massachusetts
• Korean War Veterans Memorial (Austin, Texas)
• Philadelphia Korean War Memorial, Penn's Landing, Society Hill
• Pittsburgh Korean War Memorial, North Shore Riverfront Park^{[8] [9]}
• New Jersey Korean War Veterans Memorial, Atlantic City^[10]
• Korean War Veterans Memorial (Jersey City)
• California Korean War Veterans Memorial, San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery^[11]
• San Francisco Korean War Memorial, Presidio^[12]
• Korean War Memorial (Salem, Oregon)
• Korean War Memorial, Nashville, Tennessee^[13]
• Oregon Korean War Memorial, Wilsonville
• Korean War Memorial, Olympia, Washington^[14]
• Wisconsin Korean War Veterans Memorial, Plover, Wisconsin^[15]
• Hawaii's Korean War Memorial, Hawaii State Capitol,^[16] Honolulu, Hawaii^[17]

Roadways dedicated as a Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway or Parkway

• Korean War Veterans Parkway, Staten Island, New York (formerly, the Richmond Parkway)
• New York State Route 59 (part)
• Delaware Route 1 (toll portion)
• Interstate 5 in Oregon^[18]
• Interstate 70, Frederick County, Maryland

Bridges dedicated as a Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge

• Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge, Nashville, Tennessee

Miscellaneous

• Museum of History in Granite, Felicity, California
• Chamorros Korean War Memorial, Hagåtña, Guam^[3]

See also

• List of Union Civil War monuments and memorials
• List of Confederate monuments and memorials

External links

• Korean War Memorials in Pictures
• Korean War Memorials

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jardin du Bataillon de l'ONU . 2024-03-21 . www.paris.fr . fr.
2. Book: Korean War Memorials in Pictures . 2010 . Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs . B006FHKKWU .
3. News: Kim . In Kook . Korean War gives me purpose . Guam Daily Post . 26 June 2021.
4. News: Names of 4 JA KIAs to Be Added to War Memorial in South Korea . 7 November 2021 . Rafu Shimpo . 11 March 2015.
5. Web site: Kim . Hannah . South Korea – US – Pres Harry S Truman . Korean War Memorials . 8 November 2021.
6. Web site: Baldeyrou . Xavier . 2013-07-26 . Des vétérans français à Suwon pour l'inauguration d'un monument à la mémoire de leurs camarades . 2024-03-21 . Agence de presse Yonhap . fr.
7. http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/53723 Imperial War Museums: Scottish Korean War Memorial
8. http://www.kwva.org/memorials/pa/p_mem_pa.htm Korean War Veterans Association: Korean War Memorials, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9. http://www.donnan.com/koreanmem.htm Korean War Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
10. http://www.state.nj.us/military/korea/plan.html Official Dedication of the New Jersey Korean War Memorial
11. http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/sanjoaquinvalley.asp National Cemetery Administration: San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery
12. http://www.kwmf.org/memorial-overview/ Korean War Memorial: Overview
13. Web site: Korean War Memorial - Nashville, Tennessee - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com . waymarking.com . 13 March 2019 .
14. https://www.des.wa.gov/services/facilities-leasing/capitol-campus/memorials-and-artwork/korean-war-memorial Washington Korean War Memorial
15. News: Bob . Collins . Gwen Gillen was much more than the Mary Tyler Moore statue . . 2017-02-01 . 2017-02-27.
16. Web site: Hawaii State Capitol .
17. Web site: Honolulu .
18. News: Miller . Mark . January 13, 2016 . Purple Heart Trail signage placed along Interstate 5 in Tualatin . . Pamplin Media Group . October 1, 2018.