Korea War Memorial - El Reno, Oklahoma

Korea War Memorial - El Reno, Oklahoma

The Korea War Memorial is located in Heroes Plaza in El Reno, Oklahoma. The back of the wall is covered by a magnificent mural depicting a military funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. A vertical angular granite slab is used to show on one side those who died in the Korea War from El Reno and on the other side shows the outline of Korea and the number of fatalities during the Korea war. The Korea War Memorial list Twelve Canadian County residents who died in action during the Korean War. The back side shows at the top Korean War 1950 - 1953 An outline of Korea is show with a division at the 38 parallel between North and South Korea. 36,918 Fatalities War Maps Dedicated in Memory of E. Michael Asbury 1943-2000

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Date of Installation:

July 4, 2000

Organization Responsible for Installation:

City of El Reno, El Reno Chamber of Commerce, Canadian County, and American Legion and DAV

Memorial War Era(s):

Korea

Location:

Northwest corner of N. Rock Island Ave. and E. Woodson El Reno, Oklahoma

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Korea War Memorial - El Reno, Oklahoma

Korea War Memorial - El Reno, Oklahoma

Korea War Memorial - El Reno, Oklahoma

 

Published on January 21, 2019