In Emmet Park, this monument honors Savannah's D Company, 10th Infantry Battalion, USMC Reserve, activated in August 1950; 182 local Marines were called up for the Korean War and five were killed.
Savannah Marine Korean War Monument
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Savannah Marine Korean War Monument is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0801, -81.0876 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Savannah, Birthplace of Prince Hall Masonry in Georgia (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Georgia Hussars, Hampton-Lillibridge House, and Salzburger Monument of Reconciliation.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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