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Source:  Nash County Korean War Plaque, Nashville. Photo courtesy of bobbystuff.com

  • Monument Name

    Nash County Korean War Plaque, Nashville

  • Type

    Plaque

  • Subjects

    Korean War, 1950-1953

  • City

    Nashville

  • County

    Nash

  • Description

    This bronze plaque to servicemen from Nash County who fought in Korean War and those who made the ultimate sacrifice is approximately 20-inches high by 20-inches wide with a dark background and raised lettering inscription. Centered at the top is an American Eagle with spread wings and its talon’s appearing to grasp the top of the plaque. The United States shield is centered on the eagle’s breast.

  • Inscription

    KOREAN WAR / 1950 - 1953 / IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR / AND TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / SO THAT OTHERS MIGHT ENJOY THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY, / THIS TABLET IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED. / DAVID AVENT WILLIAM H. JONES / MARK B. BULLUCK JAMES E. MANN / WILLIE G. BUNN HAROLD B. MURRAY / JACK H. COLLINS JOSEPH F. PHILLIPS / MORTON C. DAVIS JOHN B. RANDOLPH / ROGER W. DICKERSON MCDONALD SANDERS / WILLIE G. EVANS LEONARD E. TANT / JAMES H. JEFFREYS FLETCHER R. THOMPSON / THE NAMES INSCRIBED ABOVE ARE / THOSE MEN FROM NASH COUNTY WHOSE LIVES WERE LOST / IN THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE SERVICE. / ERECTED ON THE BEHALF OF THE COUNTY / BY ORDER OF ITS BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS / ON 10/01/01

  • Custodian

    Nash County

  • Dedication Date

    October 1, 2001

  • Decade

    2000s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    35.975480 , -77.968320 View in Geobrowsemap pin

  • Supporting Sources

      "Nash County Courthouse in Nashville, North Carolina," Aug 24, 2016, bobbystuff.com, (accessed September 4, 2023) Link

      Borden, Sidney, Steven Chickos, and Daniel Jourdan. "The Korean War: North Carolina's Commemoration of the 'Forgotten War'," uploaded February 4, 2014, YouTube, (accessed February 4, 2014) Link

      NCGenWeb Project. "NASH AND EDGECOMBE COUNTY MEN WHO DIED IN THE KOREAN WAR, 1950 – 1952," Nash County, NCGen Web, (accessed January 12, 2014) Link

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Bronze or brass

  • Sponsors

    Nash County Board of Commissioners

  • Monument Cost

    $2,500

  • Subject Notes

    The effort to memorialize Korean War veterans and those fallen in the war from Nash County was taken up by the County Board of Commissioners at the request of Chairman Mayo. Separate plaques for the Korean and Vietnam Wars were sponsored by the board at a combined cost of $2,500.

  • Location

    The plaque is attached to an exterior wall at the entrance to the Nash County Courthouse located at 234 W Washington St, Nashville, NC 27856. Other plaques at the courthouse include World War One, World War Two, and Vietnam War, all on the front exterior wall. The Nash Memorial stands to the right, east side, of the older section of the Nash County Courthouse near the sidewalk. The Spirit of the American Doughboy statue stands on the west lawn several feet to the left side of the courthouse entrance. A Local Peace Officer Memorial is located on the lawn further to the west next to a red brick sidewalk.

  • Landscape

    The entrance to the courthouse is surrounded by manicured lawn and plantings,

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