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for Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Bucks, and Montgomery Counties
Major U.S. Combat Unit Casualties in KoreaThe units listed below account for 96% of the Americans killed by hostile actions in Korea. Wounded in action include only those actually hospitalized
2nd Infantry Division 7,094KIA 16,575WIA
1st Marine Division 4,004KIA 25,864WIA
7th Infantry Division 3,905KIA 10,858WIA
1st Cavalry Division 3,811KIA 12,086WIA
24th Infantry Division 3,735KIA 7,395WIA
25th Infantry Division 3,048KIA 10,186WIA
3rd Infantry Division 2,160KIA 7,939WIA
Far East Air Force 5th Air Force 1,200KIA 368WIA
5th Regimental Combat Team 867KIA 3,188WIA
45th Infantry Division 834KIA 3,170WIA
Naval Forces Far East 7th Fleet 458KIA 1,576WIA
187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team 442KIA 1,656WIA
40th Infantry Division 376KIA 1,457WIA
1st Marine Aircraft Wing 258KIA 174WIA
29th RCT was attached to the 24th ID and later assigned to the 27th and 35th Inf Regts of the 25th ID. It lost 313 men KIA on July 25-26, 1950, alone. Figures are included above.
In addition to the units listed, 1,432 Army personnel assigned to outfits independent of the divisions and RCTs were also KIA.
Source: Battle Casualties of the Army, 30 September 1954 (Office Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, Dept. of the Army) and other sources.
Dedicated June 22, 2002
Re-dedication October 7, 2006
The memorial lists major events of the war as well as those from SE Pennsylvania who gave their lives in defense of the Republic of Korea.
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| HM Number | HME77 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2002 |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 7:23am PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] CHUCK MARTIENSSEN
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 487748 N 4421653 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.94491667, -75.14341667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 56.695', W 75° 8.605' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 56' 41.70" N, 75° 8' 36.30" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 267, 484, 215, 610 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 109 Spruce St, Philadelphia PA 19106, US |
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