Dayton, OH
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The Korean Veterans Memorial in Riverbend Park, on the north bank of the Great Miami River in Dayton,
just east of the Riverside Drive bridge. Five lighted flagpoles fly the flags of the United States of
America, the Republic of Korea, the United Nations, the State of Ohio and the Prisoners of War/Missing in
Action. A thirteen-foot-tall granite statue represents all of the armed forces of the United States. The
memorial also honors the significant contributions of women in the armed forces during the Korean War, and
describes the ten major campaigns of the war. In front of-the statue are granite memorials with the names of
those men from Ohio who lost their lives during the Korean War. A well lighted 475-foot All Veterans walkway
leads to the main memorial. On the right side of the walkway are the names of the 8,182 missing in
action. These names are etched in granite and are listed by state. It is believed that this is the only
memorial in the continental United States with a complete listing of these heroes. The left side of the
walkway displays individual bricks purchased by persons or organizations to honor those who served from the
Civil War through Desert Storm.
On December 21, 1988, a group of five Korean veterans gathered to begin planning a memorial to the servicemen and
women involved in the "forgotten war." I n 1990, the City of Dayton provided land and a $10,000 grant which was matched
by Montgomery County, to help get the memorial started. The Ohio House and Senate approved House Bill 7 designating
Dayton as the site for the Ohio Korean War Veterans Memorial and All Veterans Walkway. With land, start-up capital and a
state resolution in hand, the veterans group now began soliciting funds from private veterans organizations,
corporations and individuals. Volunteer labor from the Dayton Building and Construction Trades Council and donated
materials all construction to begin. The completion of the memorial is a tribute to total community support; cooperation
and contributions of the labor unions; veterans and veterans' organizations; city, country and state politicians;
corporations; foundations; and private citizens who joined together to make this permanent tribute a reality. On
September 9, 1995, the Ohio Korean War Veterans Memorial and All Veterans Walkway was dedicated to honor those forgotten
for so long, and those who gave so much. |
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Euclid, OH
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Lake Erie Chapter #112, KWVA, members erected this Korean War Monument at the Euclid Veterans Memorial Park, 585 E. 222nd St., on Memorial Day May 30, 2016. This Monument was dedicated to
honor and remember the 33,741 American Service personnel that gave their lives in battle; 92,134 who were wounded in battle; 4,820 who are missing in action; and the 7,245 who were taken
prisoners of war. Freedom Is Not Free!This Monument is also dedicated to honor and remember the 1,789,000 men and women of 21 United Nation Countries that joined in the fight to prevent the
spread of Communism on the Korean Peninsula. |
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Reading
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This memorial is located in Reading Ohio, just north of Cincinnati and was dedicated on October
17th, 2004 by the Greater Cincinnati Chapter 121. |
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