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The Maryland Korean War Memorial is located at the Canton Water Park,
2903 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224. The Korean War Memorial contains
the names of the 527 Maryland citizens who died in hostile action during the
Korean War along with the names of those Marylanders still listed as missing
in action in that conflict. (Additional names have been added since May 27,
1990.)
The centerpiece of the memorial is a 2 ½ foot high ring of granite,
measuring approximately 50 feet in diameter. The northern half of the ring
is engraved with the names of soldiers who gave their lives during the
conflict. The southern half of the ring consists of a series of panels
depicting the history of the war. The center of the ring features a 26 foot
diameter map of Korea embedded in granite. A walk, which bisects the ring,
is anchored by a flag pole at each end: one flying the American flag and
POW/MIA flag; the other flying the Maryland state flag. A bust of
General MacArthur overlooks the Korean War Memorial at the Canton Waterfront
Park.
The Korean War Memorial commission was established in July, 1986 by an
Act of the General Assembly. Governor Harry Hughes appointed The Honorable
Daniel B. Brewster to serve as Chairman of the commission along with Charles
A. Burton, Claude L. Callegary, Robert N. Ford, The Honorable G.R. Hovey
Johnson, Warrent Keyser, Charles Kreatchman, The Honorable C. Bucky Muth,
Jann Shenebeck, Eleanor Wimbish, Robert G. Wilson, and the Honorable Thomas
M. Yeager. In December, 1986 the Honorable Mary A. Conroy and Jeanette
Wolman were appointed to the commission. Additionally, in July 1987, Arthur
A. Marshall, Jr. was appointed to the commission by Governor William Donald
Schaefer.
The commission was charged with the responsibility of developing
recommendations for submission to the Governor of Maryland General Assembly
as to the design, construction and placement of an appropriate memorial or
monument which would contain the names of the 527 Maryland citizens who died
in hostile action during the Korean War along with the names of those
Marylanders still listed as missing in action in that conflict. The Governor
and state and local legislators were informed of the actions of the
commission regarding the recommendations described in a preliminary report.
In the 1988 session of the Maryland General Assembly Delegates Anthony
DiPietro, Cornell Dypski and American Joe Miedusiewski became the lead
sponsors of a $750,000 bond bill that was enacted to fund construction of
the memorial. Construction of the memorial was started on November 20, 1989,
and completed on May 22, 1990. It was dedicated May 27, 1990.
[Source of information: Maryland Chapter #33, KWVA]
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